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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Embracing All
The world is so constructed, that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Whether you like it or not, you cannot have one without the other. – Swami Brahmananda
Is Your Soul Alive?
Is your soul alive? How can you tell? If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you… Continue Reading “Is Your Soul Alive?”
Gentle God
Gentle God God is breathing gently, God never hurries, Is never anxious or pressing, God just waits, Breathing gently upon us With great tenderness Until we look to God – And, knowingly, Nod. – Edwina Gateley, from I Hear a Seed Growing
Seeking God
You seek for God, beloved soul, and he is everywhere, everything speaks of him, everything offers him to you, he walks beside you, he surrounds you and is within you. He lives with you and yet you try to find him. You seek your… Continue Reading “Seeking God”
Experience the Mysterious
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as… Continue Reading “Experience the Mysterious”
Be the Thing You See
Be the Thing You See To look at any thing, If you would know that thing, You must look at it long: To look at this green and say ‘I have seen spring in these Woods,’ will not do–you must Be the thing you… Continue Reading “Be the Thing You See”
To Be Alive – Continued
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive. –… Continue Reading “To Be Alive – Continued”
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
Eternity in Nature
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it. – Isaac Bashevis Singer
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