Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world and strengthens us thereby to do what’s good.
So far as past errors are concerned, forget them and start afresh, as if it were your first day in this body; but so far as your present contacts are concerned, be kind to them, as if it were your last day in this… Continue Reading “Forget Past Errors”
I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I burn in the sun, moon, and stars …. I awaken everything to life. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen”
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
“We must widen our vision to a christification of the galaxies, a new unity of all cosmic life. To do so we must fix our eyes on the future, on forging new relationships of love that include the earth, all peoples, all religions, all… Continue Reading “Reimagination”
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, and… Continue Reading “What Do You Love?”
Resolve to be always beginning — to be a beginner. – Rainer Maria Rilke To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. – Emily Dickinson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
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”