Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
In Wednesday’s Responsorial Psalm from Psalm 24 we read: The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. For God founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
In Wednesday’s Gospel from Luke 4 we read, At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. We would all do well to find – some quiet time – some morning time before the day crowds around us – in some deserted place. It… Continue Reading “Finding a Quiet Time and Place”
In Tuesday’s Responsorial Psalm from Psalm 145 we read: Let all your works give you thanks, O God, and let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your Reign and speak of your might.
Fulfilled life is possible in spite of unfulfilled wishes. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer So let us live our lives to the full!
Gratitude is the intention to count-your-blessings every day, every minute, while avoiding, whenever possible, the belief that you need or deserve different circumstances. – Timothy Miller, author of How to Want What You Have If we could remember this, and put it into practice,… Continue Reading “Gratitude and Wanting What We Have”
We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. -Andre Gide
Thursday’s Responsorial Psalm is Psalm 145 Generation after generation praises your works and proclaims your might. They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty and tell of your wondrous works.
We see, contained in a simple poppy: grace, abundance, joy, hope, generosity . . . the list goes on. And we receive blessing when we open our hearts to that poppy and all she offers. When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is… Continue Reading “Let Us Learn from the Poppy”
Today’s Responsorial Psalm continues from Psalm 96 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then shall all the trees of the forest exult.