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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”
The World Full of Magic
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” – W. B. Yeats Santa Sabina Center will offer an Online series entitled, “Doorways to the Sacred.” To learn more and/or register for our online retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “The World Full of Magic”
Collaborators in Creation
We are collaborators in creation. – Teilhard de Chardin This month, on October 17th, Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Teilhard the Mystic: Exploring the Five Circles of the Divine Milieu,” with Ruth Droege, OP. So this month’s quotes are from the writings of Teilhard… Continue Reading “Collaborators in Creation”
Wednesday of Hope – Hope Amidst Fear and Loss
When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers. And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear, and loss. – Rebecca Solnit
Wednesday of Hope – Unfailing Love
What gives me hope is that life unfailingly responds to the advances of love. – Nipun Mehta
Merry Christmas – 2019
The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things. – Hans Christian Andersen
The Now
At any moment the fully present mind can shatter time and burst into Now. – David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart
Recipe for a Happy New Year
Take twelve whole months. Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate, and jealousy. Make them just as fresh and clean as possible. Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts, but don’t make up the whole batch at once. Prepare it… Continue Reading “Recipe for a Happy New Year”
The Poet Speaks Again
To live, we must daily break the body and shed the book of creation. When we do it knowingly, lovingly, skillfully, reverently, it is a sacrament. When we do it ignorantly, greedily, destructively, it is a desecration. – Wendell Berry, The Gift of Good… Continue Reading “The Poet Speaks Again”
Love, the Key to Hope
Today’s Gospel story, on this 5th Sunday of Lent, is the raising of Lazarus from the dead. We are reminded, then, to hope when our situation looks bleakest. True love is embodied in expectancy, an eagerness to love God now as a preparation for… Continue Reading “Love, the Key to Hope”
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