Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Today’s reading is from the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messenger… Continue Reading “Today is the Second Sunday of Advent”
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought. – Matsuo Bashō
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom. – Sogyal Rinpoche, Glimpse After Glimpse
Unlike mere travel, a pilgrimage is a journey into the landscape of the soul. • Vivienne Hull in Pilgrim Heart by Sarah York
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. – C.S. Lewis
I cannot look in any direction without seeing creations of God. Therefore nothing is insignificant, and everything worthy of respect and care. Nothing is second-class. What God has made is of value. – Paula D’Arcy in Gift of the Red Bird