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Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller
The Feast of the Friends of God & the Beatitudinal Life
TODAY is the Feast of All Saints—those persons theologian Elizabeth Johnson calls "the friends of God." It is a day to re-member ourselves to those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, hope, and love. We call to mind and heart Read more [...]
Gustavo Gutierrez (1928 – 2024) R. I. P.
~ Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest, one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. . . GG's theological focus was oriented toward connecting salvation and liberation through the preferential option for the Read more [...]
Musica Memento 13 ~ Keeping Quiet
In my teaching on Christian spirituality, spiritual formation, and spiritual guidance over the years, I have used a lot of poetry and music. One of my go-to poets has been the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. (1904 - 1973) My favorites are his love poems Read more [...]
Statement on Christian Faith and Democracy from the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice—Please Read and Consider Signing
Friends, this letter and the subsequent statement from Jim Wallis and the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice is worth reading and, I believe, signing. See what you think. I believe such a theological statement is as important as it is long overdue. Read more [...]
With Liberty and Justice for All
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
~ Maya Angelou
On January 18, 2016, Donald Trump was in Lynchburg, Virginia to deliver the opening convocation at Liberty University, that bastion of Christian fundamentalism founded Read more [...]
To Be or Not to Be—in Awe
When before the beauty of a sunset or a mountain, you pause and exclaim, "Ah," you are participating in divinity. ~ Joseph Campbell
"The sense of wonder, that is our sixth sense. And it is the natural religious sense." ~ D. H. Lawrence
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Facing a Hint of the Holy
According to French philosopher Emmanuel Lévinas, in the access to the human face there is also an access to the idea of God: “To my mind,” he writes, “the Infinite comes in the signifyingness of the face. The face signifies the Infinite.
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Out of the Depths — A Contemporary Lament
CAUTIONARY NOTE: The second part of this reflection deals with a traumatic incident (suicide, death, parental loss) and the aftermath. It is emotionally charged and some people may find it potentially retraumatizing. Be sure to use good judgment.
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Cummings Continued
Following the previous post of E.E. Cummings' poem-prayer "i thank You God for most," I thought I'd post another poem I mentioned there. I do so in the spirit of Dostoevsky's Prince Myshkin's by-now famous statement, "I believe the world will be saved Read more [...]