Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life. – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
You have given me Your love, filling the world with Your gifts. – Rabindranath Tagore, The Heart of God
What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience? – Rollo May, The Courage to Create
Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, “For my sake, the entire world was created. -Baal Shem Tov
If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work but rather, teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
For the month of September, the subject will be Wisdom. Guidance streams through the whole of creation, and in any moment we can recognize the form it is taking right before our eyes. – Patricia Campbell Carlson – sister of Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement. – Jack Kornfield
Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming. – Eihei Dogen, Sky Flowers
Tomorrow, August 8th, is the Feast of St. Dominic, the founder of the Order of Preachers, otherwise known as the Dominicans. It is always appropriate to celebrate a feast on the eve of the feast. And as we are celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the… Continue Reading “The Feast of Saint Dominic”