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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Ethical Alchemy
Religion isn’t about believing things. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness. – Karen Armstrong
Wednesday of Hope – Crumple Up Your Faith
Faith is crumpling and throwing away everything, proposition by proposition, until nothing is left, and then writing a new proposition, your very own, to throw in the teeth of despair. – Mary Jean Irion, Yes, World: A Mosaic of Meditation
Gifting Our World with Appreciation
The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more… Continue Reading “Gifting Our World with Appreciation”
The Job of a Lighthouse
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. – Anne Lamott
Wednesday of Hope – Opportunities
There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments. – Wangari Maathai
Making a Difference
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall
Wednesday of Hope – Hope in the New Year
Happy New Year!! May we continue in Hope. The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Hope in the New Year”
