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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: photography
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves
A little wisdom from the late Phyllis Diller: A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
The Dawn Has Come
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. – Rabindranath Tagore
Mystery
Penetrate the heart of just one drop of water, and you will be flooded by a hundred oceans. – Mahmûd Shabistarî,
The Work of Angels
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, “Grow, grow.” – The Talmud
The Gift of the Breath
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton
Can Love Ever Fail?
An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception. – Harold Loukes
Welcoming What Is Now
Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. Why? Because it is all we ever have. – Pema Chödrön
What Is Our Task in the World?
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. – Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Wisdom in Our Overscheduled Days
Take more time, cover less ground. -Thomas Merton, Dancing in the Waters of Life
Wisdom from Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. -Emily Dickinson
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