WANTED: Earthen Vessels

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

There is an intimate and integral relationship between the practice of silence and simplicity and the spirituality that infuses Advent. It is the silence required for a listening heart and the simplicity required for an unpossessed heart that makes it Read more [...]

Practicing Silence and Simplicity

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

To practice resurrection¹ means to view the world and live in it from a radically new perspective. For Christians this means that contrary to the front page of the morning newspaper, the headlines on this morning’s webpage, and yes, some of the realities Read more [...]

The Silence that Moves Us Toward Compassion and Justice

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

In addition to being the fertile ground for self-understanding and healthy self-care as well as the sanctuary for contemplative prayer, the silence of a listening heart is also the seedbed for reverent relationships, social compassion, and cosmic concern. Read more [...]

Silence: Learning the Language of God

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Besides being a unique, life-giving “habitat,” silence is a “habit of the heart”, a conscious choice, an intentional practice, a deliberate and daily orientation to life capable of nourishing us and teaching us how to grow into mature, caring Read more [...]

Silence: The Soil of the Soul

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

It begins and ends in silence. It begins and ends in the silence of God. It begins in the dark silence of God moving over the dark face of the waters. It ends in the bright silence of the empty tomb and the bright face of the angelic gardener. Then it Read more [...]

The Salvation of Silence

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Another reason silence is important is because it makes the deep wordless and nonconceptual prayer of contemplation possible. In prayer, silence is the voluntary poverty that invites persons to let go of their agendas, hidden or otherwise, and to let Read more [...]

Silence and Significant Being

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Rabbi Heschel emphasizes that the quest for significant being is the quest for meaningful being not merely “for theoretical knowledge about myself.” Silence gives us the space to listen to our lives deeply enough to become aware of meaningful existence. Read more [...]

Practicing Silence as an Act of Resistance

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

As an essential path of the mystical life and of mystical care, solitude and stillness are to the end of silence. In addition to the physical and mental benefits, silence is valuable for self-knowledge which is the first step to knowledge of God. Kenneth Read more [...]

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