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TO WITNESS AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL

As Christians, we are all called to priestly and prophetic mission to share and proclaim the Gospel. We hope to share with others the good works of God in our lives and strive towards holiness through Mary and the Dominican Spirituality.
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Beauty Lies Within

2/19/2018

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Composed by: Gabriella, daughter of Br. Pio Benedict

We are taught the Most High created us in His image; wouldn’t you think His image is perfection? You are beautiful.  Despite your shape and size, the eyes of the beholder tell a tale for which you cannot listen.  We are imperfect, inevitably flawed, yet we are beautiful. As God is our witness, we exhort gleaming rays of most precious light, behumbled by His mind. Tall, small, big and all… beauty lies within the heart.

Do not judge for what others have, judge for what is given to you; you’re blessed with whatever image you possess. Acne or clear, blemishes and all… beauty lies within the soul. It is given my God and deeper than mere appearance. Social media can taint the mind and lower self-esteem. You may believe you need to be shaped a certain way to be beautiful, or you believe you need to put on a ton of makeup to be attractive, or you believe you need to be dainty to feel stunning, but what lies behind the model is just flesh and bones, like every human. Hourglass figure, straight figure, coke bottle figure and all… beauty lies within the mind. Skin, so precisely made, pigment so beautifully portrayed. Skin color unique with each drop of pigment within. Black, white, yellow and all… beauty lies within YOUR eyes.

Image Source: Norman Rockwell, 1954 Girl at Mirror 
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