inundado por um mistério de luz que é Deus e N´Ele vi e ouvi -A ponta da lança como chama que se desprende, toca o eixo da terra, – Ela estremece: montanhas, cidades, vilas e aldeias com os seus moradores são sepultados. - O mar, os rios e as nuvens saem dos seus limites, transbordam, inundam e arrastam consigo num redemoinho, moradias e gente em número que não se pode contar , é a purificação do mundo pelo pecado em que se mergulha. - O ódio, a ambição provocam a guerra destruidora! - Depois senti no palpitar acelerado do coração e no meu espírito o eco duma voz suave que dizia: – No tempo, uma só Fé, um só Batismo, uma só Igreja, Santa, Católica, Apostólica: - Na eternidade, o Céu! 
We all need sources of inspiration, provocation, and support to live our best lives. Writing, videos, and audio recordings nourish a commitment to living gratefully. Search here for treasures and draw freely from their gifts…
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“Love Your Enemies!” What Does It Mean? Can It Be Done?
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBAs I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom,… - ARTICLES
Everyday Mysticism: A Report
BY KATE OLSONA detailed account of a conversation about “Everyday Mysticism” that took place in San Francisco… - PRACTICES FOR GRATEFUL LIVING
The ABCs of Grateful Living: A Practice
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBIt takes practice to achieve gratefulness. Here Br. David shares a playful practice using each… - ARTICLES
Honoring Peter Stewart, Founder of Thanks-giving Square
BY MARGARET WAKELEY AND BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSB“What he set in motion singlehandedly has become a worldwide groundswell of gratitude that keeps… - ARTICLES
A Basic Human Approach to Happiness
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBThis three-part article explores the importance of shared values and action at a time when… - ARTICLES
A Deep Bow
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBGratitude as the root of a common religious language. - ARTICLES
A Pledge for Grateful Living
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBThis powerful pledge fosters the attitudes necessary to bring about a world at peace. - ARTICLES
A Vision for the World
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBBr. David writes about how one small illumination of gratitude creates ripples of positive change,… - ARTICLES
About the Heart
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBOut-pouring and in-gathering, journey and home, are inseparably united in the dynamic reality of the… - ARTICLES
All in the Same Boat
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBMore than 20 years old, this interview about mysticism and social action is surprising in… - ARTICLES
A New Reason for Gratitude
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBFive simple steps towards gratitude offer us strength even when we’re endangered by violence. - ARTICLES
A Revolution of Authority
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBIn a fear-inspiring time, many people wonder whom to trust. This interview with Brother David… - ARTICLES
Are You Thankful Or Are You Grateful?
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBLosing our life to Life itself is the secret of gratefulness. - ARTICLES
Art and the Sacred
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBAn exploration of awe — that inexplicable fusion of fear and fascination — through poetry… - ARTICLES
The Artist at the Crux of Community
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBWe are “mindful makers,” and within each one of us that realm of the artistic… - ARTICLES
Awake, Aware, and Alert
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBWhat happens at the start, in the middle, and at the end when we experience… - ARTICLES
Become What You Are
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBWhat do we need in order to pull ourselves together? Jack Loudon from Parabola magazine… - ARTICLES
Br. David: A Portrait
BY CLARE HALLWARDIn 2010, David Steindl-Rast, Essential Writings, one of Orbis Books Series of Modern Spiritual Masters,… - ARTICLES
Caught Red-Handed
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBFrom a child stealing a robin’s egg, to the systemic thievery of governments, theft takes… - ARTICLES
Contemplative Community
BY BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST, OSBContemplative community is solitude-community for the sake of leisure. To live leisurely means to take…
