Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, so today I include both a photo from the Basilica at Lourdes, France, and a lovely stanza from the poem, “Our Lady of Lourdes”, by Francesca Brennan. Beneath small Lourdes gray-blue sky Cool February’s airs… Continue Reading “Our Lady of Lourdes”
Take more time, cover less ground. – Thomas Merton Dancing in the Waters of Life
Lâ ilâha illâ Allâh. (There is nothing other than the One.) -Qur’ân 37:35 and 47:19
Today’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 27. The Lord is my light and my salvation. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? The Lord is my light… Continue Reading “Light and Beauty – Light and Salvation”
The crowded bus, the long queue, the railway platform, the traffic jam, the neighbor’s television sets, the heavy-footed people on the floor above you, the person who still keeps getting the wrong number on your phone. These are the real conditions of your desert.… Continue Reading “Pray Your Distractions”
To find the kingdom is the easiest thing in the world but also the most difficult. Easy because it is all around you and within you, and all you have to do is reach out and take possession of it. Difficult because if you… Continue Reading “Remember All that God Has Done”
In today’s Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 31 – we read: Let your hearts take comfort, all who hope in the Lord. How great is the goodness, O LORD, which you have in store for those who fear you, And which, toward those who take… Continue Reading “Where Is Your Hope?”
Today’s reading is that beloved passage from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians about love. It speaks for itself. Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek… Continue Reading “Love Never Fails”