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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
The Dawn Has Come
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
– Rabindranath Tagore
Mystery
Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans.
– Mahmûd Shabistarî,
The Work of Angels
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.”– The Talmud
The Gift of the Breath
Breathing in . . .
Breathing out . . .Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace.
– Thomas Merton
Can Love Ever Fail?
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception.– Harold Loukes
Making Sense fo the World
Everything in the world makes sense and is wonderful if viewed through open eyes.– Jose Ortega y Gasset
Welcoming What Is Now
Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have.
– Pema Chödrön
What Is Our Task in the World?
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.
– Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Let Us Center Our Lives
Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.
– Paramahansa Yogananda
Wisdom in Our Overscheduled Days
Take more time, cover less ground.
-Thomas Merton, Dancing in the Waters of Life
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