Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
I rise to taste the dawn, and find that love alone will shine today. – Ken Wilber
Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders. – E. B. White
On this Feast of St. Lucy, whose name means Light – celebrated in the darkest days in the Northern Hemisphere, I’ve chosen this quote for those times we find ourselves in darkness, no matter the time of year or the hemisphere. We must believe… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Darkest before Dawn”
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. – Desmond Tutu
There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze. – Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. – Jalaluddin Rumi
At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division. – Jesse Jackson
Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the… Continue Reading “Spirituality Means Waking Up”
Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul that can be held at the darkest times. – Vaclav Havel
Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. – Kahil Gibran