Category: Spirituality

Encountering God

“People encounter God under shady oak trees, on riverbanks, at the tops of mountains, and in long stretches of barren wilderness. God shows up in whirlwinds, starry skies, burning bushes, and perfect strangers. When people want to know more about God, the son of… Continue Reading “Encountering God”

The Grand Show

“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as… Continue Reading “The Grand Show”

Meandering Life

“Life meanders like a path through the woods. We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.” Katherine May To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats… Continue Reading “Meandering Life”

Universe Dancing inside Us

“We all have moments in which we are jolted out of our habitual anxiety, when we surrender control and let go of self-conscious judgments in those moments we can just “be.” We can feel refreshingly open, clear, and complete. Our mental clutter and confusions… Continue Reading “Universe Dancing inside Us”

Pay Attention

Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Mary Oliver To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

Beautiful Harvest

“{Beauty is the harvest of presence.” David Whyte To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

Everywhere Is Walking Distance

“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” Steven Wright To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

Faith

“For though my faith is not yours and your faith is not mine, if we each are free to light our own flame, together we can banish some of the darkness of the world.” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks To learn about and/or register for… Continue Reading “Faith”

Loving What Is Before Us

“Here is the world: beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” Frederick Buechner To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

Finding Sacredness

“The forest is not merely an expression or representation of sacredness, nor a place to invoke the sacred; the forest is sacredness itself.” Richard Nelson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page