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Today’s Life-Line is:
Three things in human life are important.
The first is to be kind.
The second is to be kind.
And the third is to be kind.
~ Henry James Read more [...]
Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller
Life-Line
Today's Life-Line is:
Anyone can love peace, but Jesus doesn't say, "Blessed are the peacelovers." He says "peacemakers." He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby on the sidelines of life. And he means a vocation that includes risk. . . The Read more [...]
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Listening is the oldest and perhaps the most powerful tool of healing. It is often through the quality of our listening and not the wisdom of our words that we are able to effect the most profound changes in the people around Read more [...]
Three Gates, The Donald, and How the Sap Rises
A sage once said--- some insist it was Buddha, some say Rumi, others Beth Day or Mary Ann Pietzker or the Quakers or Sai Baba or Eleanor Roosevelt or their grandmother. It doesn’t much matter who--- that Before you speak, your words must pass through Read more [...]
The Invitation — Participation
Instigated by the faith and foresight of Pope John XXIII, from 1962-65 the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church gathered in Rome for the Second Vatican Council (popularly referred to as Vatican II). In terms of cultural and worldwide impact, it was one Read more [...]
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Today’s Life-Line is:
The second half of life is a summons to the life of the spirit, namely, to ask, and answer for ourselves, uniquely, separately, what matters most. When we resist the many deaths asked of us, we resist the summons into larger Read more [...]
The Touch of Love — It Is Everything
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ). I have spoken and written a fair amount over the years about the Eucharist. My article “Listening to the Wind in the Wheat” says much though not all of what I believe is important about the Read more [...]
Asking Permission to “Be” Once Again
I have been reading Matthew Fox’s new book A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey courtesy of a long-time member of The Human & the Holy spiritual formation community. Merton, one of the most important spiritual writers Read more [...]
It Might Have Been Otherwise
This morning I awoke to birds outside my window chanting Lauds. They had already had their caffeine allotment for the day as it was a bit fast. Their song was so full of excitement and delight that my still-stuck-shut eyes smiled. It made me think of Read more [...]
God — The Beloved Community
This past Sunday was the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Before we get too far removed from it, I’d like to offer a few reflections on this central mystery of our faith.
When it comes to the Trinitarian nature of God, some Christians grew up with Read more [...]