Tag: Searching for Beauty

  • Gratitude, Passion, Hope

    Gratitude, Passion, Hope

    It has long been my habit as the old year passes into history and the new year, with all its yet unspoken hopes and dreams begins, to spend some time in reflection and gratitude. As I sat down today, January 1, 2016 I recalled a recent reflection of Pope Francis in which he expressed three aims: To…

  • Lost in the Beauty of Creation

    Lost in the Beauty of Creation

    When beauty touches our lives, the moment becomes luminous. These grace-moments are gifts that surprise us. When we look beyond the moment to our life journey, perhaps we can choose a new rhythm of journeying which would be more conscious of beauty and more open to inviting her to disclose herself to us in all…

  • Another Ode to Autumn

    Another Ode to Autumn

    In these often troubled times we are bombarded with bad news from all sides. I want to step back from this and take the time in the midst of my busy life, to look for the good, and to notice the beauty that abounds in creation and in the people I meet.

  • Gratitude and the art of noticing

    Gratitude and the art of noticing

    In these often troubled times we are bombarded with bad news from all sides. I want to step back from this and take the time in the midst of my busy life, to look for the good, and to notice the beauty that abounds in creation and in the people I meet.