Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller

About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Brother Weeps Asks Brother Po a Question

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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 [...]

Faith and Comedy ~ A Life-Line

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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 [...]

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

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 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

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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 [...]