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Posted on November 4, 2022
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“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.
Category: GratefulnessTags: autumn colors, autumn leaves, autumn trees, cloudy sky, david steindl-rast, dominican university, gratitude, nature, photo, photography, quote, river forest
Posted on November 17, 2020
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With the color that paints the morning and evening clouds that face the sun I saw then the whole heaven suffused.– Dante Alighieri This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Finding Our Way through the Dark Woods: A Retreat with Dante’s Divine Comedy,”… Continue Reading “THe Color of Autumn”
Category: SpiritualityTags: architecture, autumn, autumn colors, autumn leaves, clouds, cloudy sky, dante alighieri, dominican university, illinois, ivy, nature, online retreat, photo, photography, priory campus, quote, river forest, santa sabina center retreat, sunset
Posted on March 8, 2015
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Everyone keeps asking – since I’ve moved from San Francisco to the Chicago area – how it’s going for me. How am I adjusting to winter in the midwest. Actually, I think that the snow is beautiful, and, really, it’s people that I miss.… Continue Reading “So How Is Winter for You?”
Category: BeautyTags: anton chekhov, bench, dominican university, grotto, illinois, nature, photo, photography, quote, river forest, snow, snow cushion, trees, winter
Posted on March 18, 2013
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This last week Sister Carla and I accompanied students from Dominican University on a service trip to Tijuana. We stayed at Casa de los Pobres, served the poor there, painted a house, held a carnival for the children in another colonia, and had moving… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime (iPhoneography)”
Category: Social JusticeTags: breakfast, casa de los pobres, dominican university, homeless, iphoneography, lunhctime, mexico, photo, photography, service, service trip, tijuana, weekly photo challenge
Posted on July 31, 2012
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The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference. – Thomas Merton In 2008, Sister Carla, Father Bob, and I went with a group of Dominican University students on a service… Continue Reading “The Grateful Person”
Posted on March 15, 2012
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Friday’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 12:28-34 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love… Continue Reading “Loving Our Neighbor . . . the Immigrant”
Category: Lent, Sisters / Nuns, Social JusticeTags: compassionate immigration reform, dominican university, enlarge the place of your tent, exodus 22:21, franciscan sisters of our lady of peace, immigration, isaiah 54:2, love your neighbor as yourself, matthew 12:28-34, tijuana, you must not mistreat foreigners, you yourselves were once foreigners
Posted on March 14, 2012
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Students from Dominican University in San Rafael traveled to Tijuana, Mexico for a service trip. It was a wonderful experience for all involved. The students exhibited generosity, joy, and a wonderful spirit. One of the places the students enjoyed most was Casa de Cuna,… Continue Reading “Serving the Little Ones”
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