Tag: beach

Why Rainbows?

God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us — in the dreariest and most dreaded moments — can see a possibility of hope. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

First Sunday of Advent

Maybe we should start making Advent lists – they’d be like Christmas lists, but instead of listing things we want Santa to bring us we could write down things we want Christ to break in and take from us. In the hopes he could… Continue Reading “First Sunday of Advent”

Our Success Depends on Others

No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Gratitude is Twofold

Gratitude is twofold – love coming to visit us and love running out to greet a welcome guest. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen

I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I burn in the sun, moon, and stars ….  I awaken everything to life. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen”

Horizons

Horizons are not fixed points. They change as we move. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Mountains and Oceans

“Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that are like this, but even what is right here, even a single drop of water.” To learn about and/or register for Santa… Continue Reading “Mountains and Oceans”

Radicality

“We are radically connected in the world. We are radically responsible for the world.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Spell of the Sea

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Engagement with Mystery

To be a contemplative is to be a watch in the night for the approach of Mystery. And it is a readiness to be transformed in an engagement with that Mystery. – Mirabai Starr To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “Engagement with Mystery”