Brother Weeps Sets Us Straight

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

One of the themes or convictions that Brother Weeps was most passionate about was that each and every person is the singularly precious beloved of God. He always reminded us: "To say that you are the beloved of God or that I am the beloved of God is a Read more [...]

The Great Currency ~ A Life-Line

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: What I’ve seen on my rounds is that if you are lucky enough to have the opportunity to reflect at the end of a life, then love is revealed as the great currency. It’s the thing. The treasury. It’s what mattered. Few gloat Read more [...]

Musica Memento 1

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Take a break in your day to remember the things that matter most, what truly enlivens and edifies, what honors the One from whom all blessings flow, what reconnects you with others, and makes the planet a better place. TURN IT UP LOUD!! Let cantor James Read more [...]

Love is . . . (a fragment for lectio)

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Love is a climate small things find safe to grow in ... ~ Amy Clampitt Source: "The Smaller Orchid" Artwork: Kathy Conzelman, White Bloom. Used with the artisti's permission. Kathy's photos can be found here Read more [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Where there is no love, put love, and you will find love. ~ St. John of the Cross ~ Sometimes it seems so obvious, so basic, so simple, that I feel indicted. ~ djm Artwork: "Kindness Blossom," by Frederica Muraro Read more [...]

Become Midwives of Love

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

In Jesus, God becomes the incarnation of love so that we who are the beneficiaries of this divine extravagance might learn to live it and in living love might become midwives who help bring it forth from whomever and wherever life longs to be Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends upon it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. ~ Mary Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Late Fragment And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth. ~ Raymond Carver Read more [...]

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Category Archives: Love

Brother Weeps Sets Us Straight

The Great Currency ~ A Life-Line

Musica Memento 1

Love is . . . (a fragment for lectio)

Note(s) to Self

On the Tide of God’s Mercy

Life-Line

Become Midwives of Love

Life-Line

Life-Line