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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Sunshine – Flowers – Smiles
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
Changing Our Minds
Jesus did not come to change the mind of God about humanity (it did not need changing)! Jesus came to change the mind of humanity about God. Richard Rohr, OSF
Blessed Just as You Are
Accept your concrete individuality, and having done that, then you may also realize you are blessed just as you are.
Seekers
Seekers are people of faith even if they do not belong to a particular religion. Faith in this sense is deeper than one’s belief system. Belief systems belong to the level of pluralism; faith to the level of unity. Faith is constitutive of human… Continue Reading “Seekers”
Wisdom of Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
Wisdom of the Pueblo People
“Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Pueblo People”
Wisdom of the Chippewa
“Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the time I am being carried on great winds across the sky.”
Today and Everyday
“Everyday, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself to expand my… Continue Reading “Today and Everyday”
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