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Reflections of Our Minds
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light. – Eihei Dogen Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of the Unspoken,” from April 20 – 23, 2023. To learn… Continue Reading “Reflections of Our Minds”
Look from the Standpoint of Awe
“Looking at the Earth and the universe from the standpoint of awe, wonder and radical amazement at the grandeur and magnificent mystery of all being. That’s what the new bottom line is about.” Rabbi Michael Lerner To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Look from the Standpoint of Awe”
You Are the Mirror
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror. – Kahlil Gibran To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Wisdom of Pope Benedict
“The external deserts in the world are growing, because the internal deserts have become so vast.” – Pope Francis, Laudato Sí, quoting Pope Benedict (217) April 17, 2021, Santa Sabina Center will offer an Online Retreat with Sister Pat Farrell, OP: “Laudato Sí and Beyond.”… Continue Reading “Wisdom of Pope Benedict”
The Way of Heart
“There is a road that runs straight through your heart. Walk on it.” – Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB To learn more and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Wednesday of Hope – Waiting without Hope
I said to my soul, be still and wait without hope…..wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought. So the darkness shall be the light and the stillness the dancing. – T.S. Elliot
Wednesday of Hope – Let’s Dance
We did not ask for this room or this music; we were invited in. Therefore, because the dark surrounds us, let us turn our faces toward the light. Let us endure hardship to be grateful for plenty…We did not ask for this room or… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Let’s Dance”
Ash Wednesday
In today’s first reading from Joel we are asked, Even now, says our God, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. There are many more ways to fast that could actually be more meaningful that limiting our consumption of… Continue Reading “Ash Wednesday”
A Thought to Remember in the Dry Passes of Our Lives
Dryness promotes the formation of flower buds…flowering is, after all, not an aesthetic contribution, but a survival mechanism. – Ann Haymond Zwinger, The Mysterious Lands
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflection
What an auspicious theme as we begin the Season of Advent: Reflection! And what better place to reflect than in the desert? The photo above was taken while I was driving with another sister from Minnesota to California. It is from the part of… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflection”
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