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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Looking Within
When I look inside and see that I am nothing, that is wisdom When I look outside and see that I am everything, that is love. And between these two, my life turns. – Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj To learn about and/or register for Santa… Continue Reading “Looking Within”
The Wonders and Realities of the Universe
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. – Rachel Carson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “The Wonders and Realities of the Universe”
The Spell of the Sea
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Gift of Earth
“To all Earth’s creatures God has given the broad Earth, the springs, the rivers and the forests, giving the air to the birds, and the waters to those who live in water, giving abundantly to all the basic needs of life, not as a… Continue Reading “Gift of Earth”
The Grand Show
“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as… Continue Reading “The Grand Show”
To Be Alive
“To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe — to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it — is a wonder beyond words.” Joanna Macy To learn about and/or register… Continue Reading “To Be Alive”
Hope Opens Doors
“Hope is a great tool when it comes to forming new habits and letting go of older, obsolete habits. Hope opens the door to possibility and allows us to envision change, particularly change that we desire.” Andrew Mellen, UnStuff your Life To learn about… Continue Reading “Hope Opens Doors”
ThanksLiving
ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better. – Matthew Henry To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
All Embracing Gratefulness
Our approach to gratefulness has to be big enough to embrace all the difficulties of the world. – David Steindl-Rast, spoken teaching on May 5, 2007 To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Multiplication of Gratitude
Recipients of our appreciation are apt to express their own gratitude to others, lengthening the unending, golden chain of connections-in-goodness that stretches across the world. – Mary Ford Grabowsky, The Way of Mary To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and… Continue Reading “Multiplication of Gratitude”
