About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Friends, an Invitation

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

to join me for My Presentation for the Modern Mystics School on RABBI ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL Hosted by: Spiritual Wanderlust WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. PT** Mystic, prophet, scholar, poet, sage, social critic, and holy Read more [...]

The Day After

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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The Feast of the Friends of God & the Beatitudinal Life

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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.

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

~ 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

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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 A moment Read more [...]

Facing a Hint of the Holy

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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. BROTHER Read more [...]

Out of the Depths — A Contemporary Lament

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

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. When Read more [...]

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