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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Wednesday of Hope – Despite Everything . . . Live in Hope
Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning. – Etty Hillesum, Letters from Westerbork If Etty Hillesum could write this with all she endured, we too can be women and men of hope, like this sparrow hanging upside down from tender branch in… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Despite Everything . . . Live in Hope”
Roll Me to a Sky-Wide View
If my mind gets trapped inside Just roll me to my sky-wide view Where I will feast on cumulous and light And tell you that art with just my eyes. – Jane Brainin, With irrepressible spirit, anticipating the toll of ALS As I read these… Continue Reading “Roll Me to a Sky-Wide View”
What Is Life?
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the Sunset. – Crowfoot, a leader of… Continue Reading “What Is Life?”
Where Are You Going?
If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going. ― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
So Much Has Been Given Me
Because I will be traveling cross-country, on my way to my new home in River Forest, Illinois, I am taking a break from OPreach for the month of August. So much has been given to me; I have no time to ponder over that… Continue Reading “So Much Has Been Given Me”
For Whose Future Are We Responsible?
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. – George Bernard Shaw
Finding God
Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place. – Rabbi Elimelech
Rest Silently in Resurrection
Those who do not know there is another life after this one, or who cannot bring themselves to live in time as if they were meant to spend their eternity in God, resist the fruitful silence of their own being by continual noise. Even… Continue Reading “Rest Silently in Resurrection”
