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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Hiding in Plain Sight
“A scholar held his master had been holding back Zen’s central secrets from him. During a walk in the mountains the master asked if the scholar could smell the fragrance of the full-blown mountain laurels. “Yes,” said the scholar. “You see!” said the master.… Continue Reading “Hiding in Plain Sight”
Where Is God Born?
“God is born in us whenever we begin to live without a why…like the rose which lives without a why. “ Meister Eckhart
Hello
“Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields … Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness. “ Mary Oliver
Are You a Friend of Silence
“God is the friend of silence. We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon, and the sun, how they move in silence.… Continue Reading “Are You a Friend of Silence”
Turning to the Light
“The morning glories and the sunflowers turn naturally toward the light, but we have to be taught, it seems.” Richard Rohr
When to Let Go of the Dream
“Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal intentions may be ever so honest, earnest, and sacrificial.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Being Ready
“I used to believe that if I prepared hard enough and long enough, I would be ready when I needed to be. But now I think the closest any of us really get to being ready is feeling not ready and then doing it… Continue Reading “Being Ready”
