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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Gratefulness Is a Bridge
I wonder if gratefulness is the bridge from sorrow to joy, spanning the chasm of our anxious striving. Freed from the burden of unbridled desires, we can enjoy what we have, celebrate what we’ve attained, and appreciate the familiar. For if we can’t be…
The Question
I don’t know Who — or what — put the question, I don’t know when it was put. I don’t even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone — or Something — and from that hour I was certain…
Every Little Thing We Do Is Important
We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. – Blessed Mother Teresa
Thoughts on the Sea – 2
“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach–waiting for a gift from the sea.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above
And Mark Twain once said, “Distance lends enchantment to the view.”
Am I to Lose You?
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Louisa Sarah Bevington. Am I to Lose You? ‘Am I to lose you now?’ The words were light; You spoke them, hardly seeking a reply, That day I bid you quietly ‘Good-bye,’ And sought to…
