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Strange and Wonderful
“It is a strange and wonderful fact to be here, walking around in a body, to have a whole world within you and a world at your fingertips outside you.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go… Continue Reading “Strange and Wonderful”
Between the Cracks
Gratitude is exultation awaiting between the cracks of normalcy. – Frederic Potter During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only black and white images as it is most important to cultivate… Continue Reading “Between the Cracks”
Take Time to Say Thanks
“If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.” – Terry Lynn Taylor To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-pageDuring the month of… Continue Reading “Take Time to Say Thanks”
Nature’s Repair
“There I feel that nothing can befall me in life – no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Being Touched by Mystery
“The mystery of God touches us — or does not — in the smallest details: giving a strawberry, with love; receiving a touch, with love; sharing the snapdragon red of an autumn sunset, with love.” Marion Woodman, Coming Home to Myself To learn about… Continue Reading “Being Touched by Mystery”
Love Ever Active and Present
“I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fail. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.” – Hildegard of Bingen From March 11-14,… Continue Reading “Love Ever Active and Present”
Advent Waiting to Console and REassure
While we cry ourselves to sleep, gratitude waits patiently to console and reassure us; there is a landscape larger than the one we can see. – Sarah Ban Breathnach On December 5th, Santa Sabina Center’s offers an Advent Retreat Day with Mary Veronica Rolf. It… Continue Reading “Advent Waiting to Console and REassure”
The Blessing Found in a Curse
What is the sharpest fact in your life right now? Take a moment to consider your most haunting terror, your most persistent aggravation or relentless criticism of yourself, or a deep shame you have taken upon yourself. Feel it in your body. That terror,… Continue Reading “The Blessing Found in a Curse”
Entering through the Mess
There was no mess anywhere and mess always provides an entry point. – Ann Belford Ulanov This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Grounding Ourselves When There is No Ground: A Buddhist-Christian Perspective on Living in Interesting Times.” So this month’s quotes will… Continue Reading “Entering through the Mess”
Wednesday of Hope – When Hope is Born
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn. – J.R.R. Tolkien This month Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is “Grounding Ourselves When There is No Ground: A Buddhist-Christian Perspective on Living in Interesting Times.” So this month’s quotes will be related to groundlessness and… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – When Hope is Born”
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