Thought for the Day

And how would God be known as the Eternal One

if brilliance did not emerge from God? For there is not

 creature without some kind of radiance—whether it be

 greenness, seeds, buds, or another kind of beauty.

~ Hildegard of Bingen, Book of Divine Works*

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* Book of Divine Works with Letters and Songs, Matthew Fox, ed., Santa Fe, New Mexico: Bear & Co., 1987

Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Catholic Encyclopedia Profile of the "Sibyl of the Rhine"

Discography

GoogleBooks
     Hildegard of Bingen: A Book of Essays
     Hildegard of Bingen: Selections from Her Writings

Film Trailer for Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, by Margarethe von Trotta

International Society of Hildegard von Bingen Studies