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The Word Within Us
There are moments when the veil seemsalmost to lift and we understand whatthe earth is meant to mean to us….then the Word is within us, and the Book is put away.” With “the Book put away and the Word within us.
Memory
“Every place, every landscape, is a site of memory and a site of erasure over different scales of time and space. Sand and stone are pieces of Earth’s memory; yet, you could also say that each of us is a terrain inscribed by memory… Continue Reading “Memory”
Home
Each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. – Matsuo Basho To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Calm
There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day. – Alan Watts To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. Please join us for our Contemplative Retreat Week in the Dominican Tradition from… Continue Reading “Calm”
Here Is the World
Here is the world: beautiful and terrible thinks will happen. Don’t be afraid. – Frederick Buechner To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. Please join us for our Contemplative Retreat Week in the Dominican Tradition from… Continue Reading “Here Is the World”
Discovery
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and… Continue Reading “Discovery”
New Roads
“When we walk with love, new roads open to us and we see the way forward where before there was only a wall.” Gabriel Andreas, StoryPeople Please join us, in-person or online, for our Day of Prayer on September 7th. To learn about and/or register… Continue Reading “New Roads”
The Journey toward Peace and Joy
In each of us there is a spark that can reverse the trends of violence and depression spiraling within us and in the world around us. By setting in motion the spiral of gratefulness we begin the journey toward peace and joy. David Steindl-Rast… Continue Reading “The Journey toward Peace and Joy”
Where Does the Road Lead?
Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it’s a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain. Frank Herbert, Dune We are excited to offer a virtual… Continue Reading “Where Does the Road Lead?”
Allow Me to See
“door of being, dawn and wake me, allow me to see the face of this day, allow me to see the face of this night, all communicates, all is transformed, arch of blood, bridge of the pulse, take me to the other side of… Continue Reading “Allow Me to See”
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