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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Wisdom of the Pueblo People
“Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Pueblo People”
The Word Manifest
The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
Alive Poems
Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have their families, their histories too. Talk to them, listen to them. They are alive poems. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Finding Joy
I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they glide on the wind. As long as this exists…and I may live to see… Continue Reading “Finding Joy”
Birdsong
“A birdsong can even, for a moment, make the whole world into a sky within us, because we feel that the bird does not distinguish between its heart and the world’s.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “Birdsong”
Reimagination
“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”
How Would You Paint?
I would like to paint the way a bird sings. – Claude Monet To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Planting
Every uncompassionate action is like planting a dead tree. – Shantideva To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
The Sacred Tree
It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds. – Black Elk To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go… Continue Reading “The Sacred Tree”
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