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The Harshest of Winters Does Not Last
“Such a marvel, the tenacity of the buds to surge with life every spring, to greet the lengthening days and warming weather with exuberance, no matter what hardships were brought by winter.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and… Continue Reading “The Harshest of Winters Does Not Last”
The Wisdom of Wendell Berry
In the dark of the moon In the dead of winter, In flying snow, The world in danger, Families dying, War spreading. I walk the rocky hillsides throwing clover. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go… Continue Reading “The Wisdom of Wendell Berry”
Everyday Is a Good Day
If there are mountains, I look at the mountains; On rainy days I listen to the rain. Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Tomorrow too will be good. Tonight too will be good. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “Everyday Is a Good Day”
Happy New Year – 2023
“Today we celebrate light and honor the wisdom of the shadows. In connecting with the natural world in a way that honors the sacred immanence in all things, we establish a resonance with the seasons.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center… Continue Reading “Happy New Year – 2023”
Be Light
In times of deep darkness, we not only need light — we need to be light for one another. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Generosity
No one has ever become poor by giving. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Seeing
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Stability of the Lighthouse
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Matter Matters
Matter is the common, universal, tangible setting, infinitely shifting and varied, in which we live. . . . By matter we are nourished, lifted up, linked to everything else, invaded by life. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and… Continue Reading “Matter Matters”
Nature’s Movement
Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Nature’s Movement”
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