Feast Day of St. Francis De Sales born: 1567–died: 1622
Patron saint of journalists.
Video – Song – Wings of Desire
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them–every day begin the task anew.”
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Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal aims of humanity.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY
Song: We Shall Overcome sung by Mahalia Jackson (video)
Song: Go Down Moses by Louis Armstrong (video)
In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. I [...]
Video – Handel: Water Music — allegro.
With these outflowings, river-like, with deltas
that spread like arms to reach the open sea,
with the recurrent tides that never cease
will I acknowledge you, will I proclaim you
as no one ever has before.
— Rainer Maria Rilke from the poem Dedication translated by Albert Ernest Flemming
The Rainer [...]
Video – The Beauty of Nature
Winter Feast for the Soul starts today.
January 15 — February 23
The inspiration for the Winter Feast of the Soul came out of a three-line Rumi poem:
What nine months does for the embryo,
Forty early mornings
Will do for your growing awareness.
Based on the success of the first Winter Feast in Idaho [...]
Earth is crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God, but only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit around and pick blackberries. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A nature lover’s blog with lots of info and photos: http://crammed-with-heaven.blogspot.com/
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.
- Thomas Merton
Video Meditation: Love signal; music & frequency 528
ST. HILARY’S FEAST DAY (Christian)
The Ordination of St. Hilary from a 14th Century Manuscript (from Wikipedia)
Video of late 14th Century French Song – Solage
Hilary of Poitiers (c. 300 – c. 368]) was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes [...]
Every action of our lives touches some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
- Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Song: Sure As the Wind by Libana (video)
Meditation Video: Relaxing Sounds of Wind in the Meadow
Feast Day of Brother Lawrence (Roman Catholic observance)
God does not ask much of us. But remembering Him, praising Him, asking for [...]
