Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller

About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Lectio Poetica No. 12 i thank You God for most

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I first encountered E.E. Cummings' poetry during my freshman or sophomore year in college. I  must have been exposed to Cummings in high school though I have no recollection of it. One of the few books I have on my shelf from back in the Paleolithic Read more [...]

The Fragile State of Our Union & the Fragile State of Donald Trump

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Nota Bene! Anyone is welcome to read and weigh in on these comments. Given that I am not a political commentator, journalist, or pundit, but rather someone who has been involved in spiritual formation, guidance, pastoral ministry, and leadership for Read more [...]

. . . Good Friday . . .

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Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith. ~ W.H. Auden https://www.thesacredbraid.com/2022/04/15/triduum-readings-for-meditation-holy-thursday-good-friday-holy-saturday-and-easter-sunday/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2zkcsCpOGE ♣ ♣ ARE Read more [...]

To Be Moved or Not to Be Moved

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Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious person's attitude toward history and nature. ~ Abraham Heschel My original passion for the writings (not to mention the life) of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on whose works I wrote Read more [...]

Join the Revolution — Be a Pebble

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Out of the mouth of babes. ~ some wise toddler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWQoZbgGh9o   Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. ~ Rev. Sydney Smith What I want to bring out is how a pebble Read more [...]