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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Finding the Universe
“A Zen master said to a monk, “You must see the universe in your cup.” The monk looked into his cup, but he didn’t see the universe there, so he threw the cup away. The Zen master said, “Oh, poor cup.” We think the… Continue Reading “Finding the Universe”
The Tension of Hope
“Hope is holding a creative tension between what is and what could and should be, each day doing something to narrow the distance between the two.” Parker Palmer To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
I = We
“In biology, every ‘I’ has been enabled by a ‘we.’” Andreas Weber To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Consider the Lilies
“Consider the lilies of the field, my friend — their beauty as well as their impermanence. Their lack of competition. Their stunning diversity. Let’s imagine a world with fewer thrones, more fields.” Rev. Kyndall Rae Rothaus, Thy Queendom Come To learn about and/or register for… Continue Reading “Consider the Lilies”
Landscape as Theophany
“To experience the landscape as a theophany is to take seriously the way the divine can be revealed through nature and through created things. It means we can join with all of the elements and creatures in singing God’s praise.” Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s… Continue Reading “Landscape as Theophany”
Beauty Is Enough
“At some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough.” Toni Morrison To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
On the Feast of the Annunciation – What Can You Believe?
“God is not too hard to believe in. God is too good to believe in, we being such strangers to such goodness. The love of God is to me absolutely overwhelming.” Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, 8/27/04 To learn about and/or… Continue Reading “On the Feast of the Annunciation – What Can You Believe?”
Wisdom of the Dalai Lama
“My life, when I look back, has not been easy. One thing I learned was that compassion, a sense of caring, thinking about others’ welfare, that sort of mental attitude brings me inner peace.” Dalai Lama To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Dalai Lama”
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