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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Whom Do We Choose to Lead?
“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe. For the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his hand was wood, he was one of them.”
- West Asian Fable
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What Is Life?
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.”
- Chief Crowfoot
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The Harshest of Winters Does Not Last
“Such a marvel, the tenacity of the buds to surge with life every spring, to greet the lengthening days and warming weather with exuberance, no matter what hardships were brought by winter.”
- Suzanne Simard
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The Wisdom of Wendell Berry
In the dark of the moon
In the dead of winter,
In flying snow,
The world in danger,
Families dying,
War spreading.
I walk the rocky hillsides
throwing clover.
- Wendell Berry
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What Gives Warmth
“A heartfelt smile gives warmth enough for three winters.”
- Mongolian Proverb
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Everyday Is a Good Day
If there are mountains, I look at the mountains;
On rainy days I listen to the rain.
Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Tomorrow too will be good.
Tonight too will be good.
- Santoka Taneda
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Happy New Year – 2023
“Today we celebrate light and honor the wisdom of the shadows. In connecting with the natural world in a way that honors the sacred immanence in all things, we establish a resonance with the seasons.”
- Dacha Avelin
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Silence
Journey into Silence, blessings await you there.
- Nan Merrill
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Be Light
In times of deep darkness, we not only need light — we need to be light for one another.
- Parker Palmer
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Have a Blest Christmas
We must not seek the Child Jesus in the pretty figures of our Christmas cribs. We must seek him among the undernourished children who have gone to bed tonight with nothing to eat, among the poor newsboys who will sleep covered with newspapers in doorways.
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
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