Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Going nowhere … isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply. – Leonard Cohen To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center… Continue Reading “Going Nowhere”
“When you look at getting stuck in traffic as an opportunity to slow down (literally!), it can seem like more of a blessing than a nightmare. Getting stressed out won’t make those cars go any faster. Finding ways to enjoy it is a lot… Continue Reading “True Freedom”
“The branches turn abruptly back on themselves like the rune named yew, the rune for death. I want to ask their twisted forms “Does it hurt so much, coming out of the ground?” I lean on a trunk. The pitchy berries are dull red,… Continue Reading “Beauty in the Branches”
Truly, Earth is our family, and we need to help her to flourish as much as diligently as we prepare our children for the future. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. – Native American Proverb
From tomorrow, Monday, June 10th to Sunday, June 17th I will be on retreat at Santa Sabina Center. This morning I went on a hike up to the top of Gold Hill; there is a Nike Tower at the summit. It’s about a 2… Continue Reading “Top of Gold HIll”