Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Every moment and every event of every [person’s] life on earth plants something in [the] soul. – Thomas Merton
What truths can we take from Halloween? First of all all faiths and all cultures honor their ancestors – those who have gone before them. So while the ghosts and the goblins (along with whatever is in fashion this year) take a moment to… Continue Reading “Happy All Hallows Eve”
From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road. -Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. – Nelson Mandela
From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road. -Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen
Nature is evenly balanced. We cannot disturb her equilibrium, for we know that the law of Cause and Effect is the unerring and inexorable law of nature; but we do fail to find our own equilibrium as nations and as individuals, because we have… Continue Reading “Nature’s Equilibrium”
You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don’t get tired of looking for me! I know You won’t. For You have found me. All I have to do is stay found. – Thomas Merton, A Book… Continue Reading “A Prayer for All Lost Sheep”
In thinking of culture, it is difficult to not think of food and how it brings us together. Food is our common ground, a universal experience. – James Beard
Happy Easter to You!! I have received so many grateful comments for the poems shared here during the Season of Lent. Easter is such a glorious season. So it would be a shame to stop the poetry now! The site, Education for Justice, has… Continue Reading “Happy Easter! The Death of Death”