Tag: flowers

The Quality of Gratitude

Gratitude softens us. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

You Cannot Be Too Kind

You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant joy, streams from the face of one who gives and kindles joy in the heart of one who receives. To learn about and/or register… Continue Reading “You Cannot Be Too Kind”

Awaken to the Dawn

“Only that day dawns to which we are awake.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Endless Seasons

“Seeds move through their life stages in an endless cycle of seasons — and the cycle of seasons reminds us that the journey never ends.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Happy Easter

Our task is to take this earth so deeply and wholly into ourselves that it will resurrect within our being.– Rainer Maria Rilke To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

True Leadership

The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.– Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Earth’s Generosity

The Earth is generous with us — and forgiving. We can be the same with each other.– Robin Wall Kimmerer To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Mystery of Gratefulness

There are many things to be grateful “for” but, as I ripen with the seasons of life, the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery. And, most deeply, I realize that living gratefully is its own blessing. – Michael Mahoney During the month of… Continue Reading “The Mystery of Gratefulness”

Mysteries

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. – Aart Van Der Leeuw To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Cherry Blossoms

In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger. – Kobayashi Issa To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. Please join us for our Contemplative Retreat Week in the Dominican Tradition from August… Continue Reading “Cherry Blossoms”