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Posted on October 28, 2020
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God is not remote from us. He is at the point of my pen, my (pick) shovel, my paint brush, my (sewing) needle – and my heart and thoughts. – Teilhard de Chardin This month, on October 17th, Santa Sabina Center’s online retreat is… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Where Is God?”
Category: Hope / HealingTags: colonia esperanza, dominican sisters of san rafael, dominican university of california, hope, ladder, mexico, painting, photo, photography, pierre teilhard de chardin, quote, santa sabina center retreat, sister carla, tijuana
Posted on April 15, 2020
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Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value. – Desmond Tutu
Posted on December 13, 2015
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The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor person’s face.” – Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ 233
Posted on December 21, 2013
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Birthing By Mark Unbehagen How does one birth peace. . . in a world that seems to prefer the profits of war? How can one birth hope. . . in a time when devastation is born of poverty and pandemic? How does one birth… Continue Reading “Are We Ready? It’s Almost Here!”
Category: AdventTags: advent, birthing, casa de cuna, child, child at play, education for justice, mark unbehagen, mexico, photo, photography, poetry, slide, tijuana
Posted on October 14, 2013
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I will never understand all the good that a simple smile can accomplish. – Mother Teresa
Posted on April 22, 2013
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Don’t be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous. – Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom
Posted on March 18, 2013
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This last week Sister Carla and I accompanied students from Dominican University on a service trip to Tijuana. We stayed at Casa de los Pobres, served the poor there, painted a house, held a carnival for the children in another colonia, and had moving… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime (iPhoneography)”
Category: Social JusticeTags: breakfast, casa de los pobres, dominican university, homeless, iphoneography, lunhctime, mexico, photo, photography, service, service trip, tijuana, weekly photo challenge
Posted on July 31, 2012
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The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference. – Thomas Merton In 2008, Sister Carla, Father Bob, and I went with a group of Dominican University students on a service… Continue Reading “The Grateful Person”
Posted on March 15, 2012
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Friday’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 12:28-34 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love… Continue Reading “Loving Our Neighbor . . . the Immigrant”
Category: Lent, Sisters / Nuns, Social JusticeTags: compassionate immigration reform, dominican university, enlarge the place of your tent, exodus 22:21, franciscan sisters of our lady of peace, immigration, isaiah 54:2, love your neighbor as yourself, matthew 12:28-34, tijuana, you must not mistreat foreigners, you yourselves were once foreigners
Posted on March 14, 2012
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Students from Dominican University in San Rafael traveled to Tijuana, Mexico for a service trip. It was a wonderful experience for all involved. The students exhibited generosity, joy, and a wonderful spirit. One of the places the students enjoyed most was Casa de Cuna,… Continue Reading “Serving the Little Ones”
