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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Love Radiating like a Flower
Just as a flower gives out its fragrance to whomsoever approaches or uses it, so love from within us radiates towards everybody and manifests as spontaneous service. – Swami Ramdas
Enjoying the Seasons
Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance. – Yoko Ono
What to Do when Feeling Overwhelmed
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. – Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés
The Wisdom of Rachel Carson
One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” – Rachel Carson
Healing Light
How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened. Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky, Love Poems from God
Created so that We May Rejoice
I am settling into my new home after driving through some of the most beautiful places in the world. It is time to return to my blog, OPreach. But since I haven’t found my stride ye, and have a few trips on the horizon,… Continue Reading “Created so that We May Rejoice”
So Much Has Been Given Me
Because I will be traveling cross-country, on my way to my new home in River Forest, Illinois, I am taking a break from OPreach for the month of August. So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that… Continue Reading “So Much Has Been Given Me”
The Making of the Wise Heart
It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise. – Sara Teasdale
Wisdom in the Common
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Extraordinary Wisdom
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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