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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Wisdom from Hildegard
I welcome every creature of the world with grace
– Hildegard of Bingen
Let Us Cultivate Joy in Our Lives
From joy springs all creation
By it is sustained
Towards joy it proceeds
And to joy it returns.– Mundaka Upanishad in The Nine Muses by Angeles Arrien
Let Us Be Healed by Awe
Awe is the salve that will heal our eyes.
– Rumi
Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
– Matthew 6:20-22
Where WAS your treasure?
What is the Value in Creation?
I cannot look in any direction without seeing creations of God. Therefore nothing is insignificant, and everything worthy of respect and care. Nothing is second-class. What God has made is of value.
– Paula D’Arcy in Gift of the Red Bird
You Are Destined to Fly
You are destined to fly, but that cocoon has got to go.
– Nelle Morton
Look Around You!
Look around you!Our eyes are keyholes opening to a world of wonder.
– Edward Hays in Pray All Ways
The Rose Just Is
These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones. They are what they are; they exist with God today. There is not time to them. There is simply the rose.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
How to Survive in Difficult Times
In difficult times you should always carry something beautiful in your mind.
– Blaise Pascal
Beauty in Unexpected Places
Turkey walking down the road We know that God loves beauty, for the Almighty allows it to flourish everywhere, even in unexpected places.
– Ben Zion Bosker
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