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The Miracle of Life

We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Along the Way . . .

Along the way to knowledge,Many thigs are accumulated . . .Along the way to wisdom,Many things are discarded. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

What Prayer Changes

I used to believer that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Battle of Peace

Peace is the only battle worth waging. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Authentic Joy

Authentic joy is not a euphoric state or a feeling of being high. Rather, it is a state of appreciation that allows us to participate fully in our lives. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “Authentic Joy”

The Tight Place

When you get into a tight place and it seems you can’t go on, hold on, for that’s just the place and the time that the tide will turn. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “The Tight Place”

The Quality of Gratitude

Gratitude softens us. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

God’s Pardon

God is more willing to pardon than we are to sin. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

You Cannot Be Too Kind

You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant joy, streams from the face of one who gives and kindles joy in the heart of one who receives. To learn about and/or register… Continue Reading “You Cannot Be Too Kind”

The Force of Gratitude

No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. Any amount of gratitude changes the present. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.