Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
During the month of February, the theme of the quotes are love and compassion. Beauty and Humility “Whenever you make something with love, you feel humbled. You could not make such beautiful things on your own. It must come through divine inspiration. In that… Continue Reading “Beauty and Humility”
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. – Rachel Carson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “The Wonders and Realities of the Universe”
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
I am so absorbed in the wonder of Earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. – Pearl S. Buck To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
To be a contemplative is to be a watch in the night for the approach of Mystery. And it is a readiness to be transformed in an engagement with that Mystery. – Mirabai Starr To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “Engagement with Mystery”
You are above me, O God,you are within.You are in all thingsyet contained by no thing.Teach me to seek you in all that has lifethat I may see you as the Light of life.Teach me to search for you in my own depthsthat I… Continue Reading “May I Find You in Every Living Soul”
Francis called all creatures, no matter how small, by the name of brother and sister; because he knew they had the same source as himself. – Saint Bonaventure (1217-1274), Bonaventure, The Life of Saint Francis, trans. Ewert Cousins To learn about and/or register for… Continue Reading “Our Sisters and Brothers”
I don’t want to be remembered. I want my blood to become sap, my bones to become roots, my breath to become the wind. Even wanting is not so important. Even wanting will become something new. – Gabriel Andreas, StoryPeople To learn about and/or… Continue Reading “I Want My Blood to Become Sap”
I don’t know what my path is yet. I’m just walking on it. – Olivia Newton-John To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
The grateful heart is a manifestation of one’s true self. Nothing sidelines the ego more effectively than a grateful heart. – Albert Nolan During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only… Continue Reading “The Grateful Heart”