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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Our Origins
Our origins are of the Earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Alive Poems
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their families, their histories too. Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Story of Earth
In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the Earth. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Essence of Beauty
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude . . .” – Frederich Nietzsche To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page During the month of November, it has been my custom to… Continue Reading “Essence of Beauty”
Release Expectations . . . Again
“When you no longer have expectations, the unexpected kindness of others and small acts of consideration become like “sweet manna from heaven.” The feeling that rises spontaneously within one’s heart at such times is true gratitude. When one is accustomed to kindness, one can… Continue Reading “Release Expectations . . . Again”
Release Expectations
“When we release expectation and experience appreciation, all the moments of our lives become openings and opportunities.” – Kristi Nelson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page During the month of November, it has been… Continue Reading “Release Expectations”
Enough
“It is enough to be grateful for the next breath.” – David Steindl-Rast To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page During the month of November, it has been my custom to use quotes about Gratitude.
Gift of Earth
“To all Earth’s creatures God has given the broad Earth, the springs, the rivers and the forests, giving the air to the birds, and the waters to those who live in water, giving abundantly to all the basic needs of life, not as a… Continue Reading “Gift of Earth”
Time’s Gift
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Nature’s Repair
“There I feel that nothing can befall me in life – no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
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