OPreach
Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: grand tetons
The Whole World, a Garden
“Take time to gaze in wonder at Nature, the flight of a bird, a flower in bloom, the dry leaf crumbling to dust, the flow of a river, the rising of the moon, a silhouette of a mountain against the sky. And as you… Continue Reading “The Whole World, a Garden”
What Is Our Destiny?
The destiny of humans cannot be separated from the destiny of Earth. -Thomas Berry
Wednesday of Hope – Ash Wednesday
On this Ash Wednesday, what more can we hope to be than this? Strive to be uncynical, to be a hope-giving force, to be a steward of substance. – Maria Popova
Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective
The only thing I can recommend at this stage is a sense of humor, an ability to see things in their ridiculous and absurd dimensions, to laugh at others and at ourselves, a sense of irony regarding everything that calls out for parody in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – The Need for Perspective”
Let Us Live the Questions
We live on the brink of disaster because we do not know how to let life alone. We do not respect the living and fruitful contradictions and paradoxes of which true life is full. – Thomas Merton
Life Is Your Art
Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. – Ansel Adams
How Far Have You Traveled?
We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher
