About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

There is Only Life

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

The mystic feels no need to use the adjective spiritual to modify life. ~ Dan Miller Let's be clear. There is no such self-contained entity called the spiritual life. There is only life—lived either spiritually or otherwise, that is, as animated Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Asks Brother Po a Question

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

The human face . . . is a synonym for the incarnation of uniqueness. ~ Abraham Heschel To see a face is already to hear ‘You shall not kill.’ Emmanuel Levinas Any human face is a claim on you, because you can’t help but understand the Read more [...]

Join the Conspiracy

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

"Let’s join together in the conspiracy of incarnated love by consecrating the common deed and practicing regular, not so randomacts of kindness." ~ Dan Miller (READ MORE ) ARTWORK: Act of Kindness, Frederica Murario ♣ GOODPEOPLE ♣ HOW ABOUT Read more [...]

Those Who Live by the Lie Will Die by the Lie ~ A Life-Line

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

A FALSE STATEMENT Our plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. We are not going to impose anything on anyone by force. ~ Vladimir Putin A TRUE STATEMENT I never said half the things I said. ~ Yogi Berra* A FALSE STATEMENT I Read more [...]

Easter ~ A New Beginning

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

We ask that streams of Easter light might flow into the intimacy and privacy of our hearts this morning, to heal us and encourage us and enable us to make again a new beginning. ~ John O'Donohue ⊕ ♥ ⊕ ♥ ⊕ ♥ ⊕ ♥ ⊕ ♥ ⊕ ♥ ⊕ Read more [...]

READINGS for MEDITATION ~ Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

For Readings on TRIDUUM click links below: Click --> Triduum: The Story of Our Life in God Click --> Sacrifice Means - To Make Holy For Readings on HOLY THURSDAY click links below: Click --> Holy Thursday: The Second Gesture of Love Click Read more [...]

Faith and Comedy ~ A Life-Line

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

When I write and teach and give talks on the spiritual life, I always say I am speaking from my Catholic Christian heritage and perspective, but that I take wisdom anywhere I can get it. Today the wisdom comes from late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert. One Read more [...]

On Being Present ~ A Life-Line

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

One thing I've grown to love and expect in life is how often the words we need—whether words of hope or humor or comfort or mystery or about the deep suffering of others or wisdom or awe—come to us from places and people and directions we might not Read more [...]

What, Goodpeople, Are We to Do? No. 2

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

PART 2 of 2 You have to develop your imagination to the point that permits sympathy to happen. You have to be able to imagine lives that are not yours or the lives of your loved ones or the lives of your neighbors. You have to have at least enough Read more [...]

What, Goodpeople, Are We to Do? ~ No. 1

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

PART 1 of 2 Everything terrifying is, in its deepest being, something helpless that wants our help. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke What makes loneliness an anguish Is not that I have no one to share my burden, But this: I have only my own burden to bear. ~ Read more [...]

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