Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy. – Abraham H. Maslow
Life is a very narrow bridge between two eternities. Be not afraid. – Rabbi Nachman of Braslav
Everyone needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray, where nature heals and gives strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir
As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand when the heart is open. – Hazrat Inayat Khan
Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace. – Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude
Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day. – Kent Nerburn
People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. – Thornton Wilder