About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

The Action of Grace & Not Measuring the Mystery

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

ENTER INTO THE STORY, THE WATER, AND THE INCARNATION No storyteller worth his or her salt, from Jesus of Nazareth to the Bard of Avon to Toni Morrison to Tom Waits, will ever give a direct, cocksure, unambiguous answer to the question, Read more [...]

Where Christ Hides and Resides

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Sadly, Merton's oft-quoted passage, is as timely, stinging, revealing, and indicting as when he penned it in 1960. Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited. But because Read more [...]

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Friends of the Sacred Braid and readers of THE ALMOND TREE, thank you for being a blessing to me through your continued support, comments, companionship, encouragement, and generosity. May the star of wonder catch your eye, hold your attention, Read more [...]

Christmas Poem for 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

The very word Christ has that thin, crisp sound so suggestive of frost and snow and the small sheets of ice that crack and splinter under our feet, even as the Host is broken in the priest’s fingers. ~ R. S. Thomas Song I Read more [...]

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary?*

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

I was tempted to begin by writing "Poor, Mary," out of compassion for her being mischaracterized and sanitized for a couple thousand years. But then I'd risk perpetuating the very misrepresentation that is prevalent throughout history and Read more [...]

Joy Means Rejoicing in God

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Joy is the echo of God’s life in us. ~ Columba Marmion When asked why he convened Vatican II Pope John XXIII replied: "To make the human sojourn on earth less sad." Christian joy is not tied to a particular object, but Read more [...]

Dream Me God

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

It’s not you who should solve my problems, God, but I yours, God of the asylum-seekers. It’s not you who should feed the hungry, but I who should protect your children from the terror of the banks and armies. It’s not you who should make room Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 3

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

A Poem for the Second Week of Advent The Clearing Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forestof your lifeand wait therepatiently, until the songthat is yours alone Read more [...]

Talking Out Loud to Myself in the Humble Hope that Someone Might Overhear (2)

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

AND INSTEAD OF HAVING ME COMMITTED WILL COMMITTHEMSELVES TO DIVING DEEPER INTO THE MYSTERY ~ An Inner View Disguised as an Interview ~ No. 2. . . continued from December 3, 2019 MYSELF: I’d like to pick up where we left off. Read more [...]

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