About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

Note(s) to Self

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

and now I guess notes to you as well (for what they're worth). ~ TELL Story of grade schoolers writing to Dorothy Day asking her how she could see Christ in the destitute of NY City and her answer: It is an act of faith, constantly repeated. It is Read more [...]

The Way of the Mystic 2

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

The late Carmelite monk William McNamara describes the simple awe and perceptive appreciation that is at the core of the mystic way. He writes: To engage in the natural art of contemplation is to look long and steadily, leisurely and lovingly at Read more [...]

The Way of the Mystic 1

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

The mystic or contemplative is the man or woman who is intensely and intentionally alive to the aliveness of God. Mysticism or contemplation is “the wordless awareness of oneness with God beyond what thoughts can grasp or words can adequately convey.”[1] Read more [...]

Beautiful Prayer ~ A Life-Line

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: I say Yes to everything that happens to me today as an opportunity to give and receive love without reserve. I am thankful for the enduring capacity to love that has come to me from the Sacred Heart of the Read more [...]

On the Tide of God’s Mercy

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

I've been working on a chapter this week -- "Being the Beloved" -- which is based on a talk I've been giving for years. So I have been rereading favorite sections from my favorite book of Thomas Merton: New Seeds of Contemplation. The excerpt below Read more [...]

Two Poems by Amy Leach

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

When Trees Dream of Being Trees The tree decided to stop growing after it grew its thousandth leaf. "No more," it whispered, and started throwing flimsily attached twigs and old nests down, and shaking the birds out. "I am a terrible tree! A thousand Read more [...]

If We Really Saw War ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: If we really saw war, what war does to young minds and bodies, it would be impossible to embrace the myth of war. If we had to stand over the mangled corpses of schoolchildren killed in Afghanistan and listen to the wails of their Read more [...]

For the Sake of Future Generations ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is an excerpt from: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS . . . ON THE THEME: ENERGY TRANSITION AND CARE OF OUR COMMON HOUSE Friday, June 14, 2019 In the face of a climatic emergency, we must take appropriate measures, in order Read more [...]

Hearing the Other into Speech ~ A Life-Line

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

This week I am giving three days of talks to spiritual directors-in-training. My topic is On Being Present. Among the various things I will talk about is Nelle Morton's powerful experience and idea of hearing the other into speech. And not just into Read more [...]

Ring the Bells for All of Us

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Imagine a river. Imagine one river with interlaced channels. Like a braided river whose source, flow, and destination is Divine Love, the sacred work of becoming human and holy involves four interwoven movements that make up, what I call, The Read more [...]

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