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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
True Leadership
The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.
– Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society
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Earth’s Generosity
The Earth is generous with us — and forgiving. We can be the same with each other.
– Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Prayer of St. Patrick
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven;
Light of the sun,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of the wind,
Depth of the sea,
Stability of the earth,
Firmness of the rock.
I arise today
Through God’s strength to pilot me;
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s hosts to save me
Afar and anear,
Alone or in a multitude.
Christ shield me today against wounding
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through the mighty strength
Of the Lord of creation.
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Home
Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
– Matsuo Basho
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One
Though leaves are many, the root is one.
– William Butler Yeats
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Our Moral Duty
Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.
– Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life
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Awe
Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world.
– Dacher Keltner
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Caring for the Smallest
If we do not take care of one another, starting with the least… we cannot heal the world.
– Pope Francis
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Circle of Compassion
Until we extend the circle of compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace.
– Albert Schweitzer
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Compassion
You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.
– Dalai Lama
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