Sister Mahala Sets the Novice Straight

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Sister Mahala went to visit a young sister who refused to leave her cell. “Hello Sister,” said Amma Mahala. “We have missed you lately at meals, work time, and community prayer. Is everything alright? Are you ill?” “I’m fine Amma. I am Read more [...]

Stillness: The Door to Divine Love

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Daniel J. Miller

"Consider all the innumerable things that can go wrong in our lives. Then reflect, what can undo these catastrophes? What can heal the inevitable wounds? In every case the answer is “the power of love”. Love it is that heals, that makes new, that Read more [...]

Stillness: Where We Encounter God

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Spiritually speaking, stillness is the condition for deep prayer. Physically, being still is the embodiment of a person’s willingness or desire “just to be” and conveys one’s consent to God. As prayer, stillness is the intersection between our Read more [...]

Stillness Exposes the Restlessness Within Us

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

If solitude reveals the compulsions of the false self, stillness exposes the restlessness that Ron Rolheiser claims is especially characteristic of our times (The Shattered Lantern). It is conceivable, if hypothetical, in our therapeutic culture, that Read more [...]

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Sister Mahala Sets the Novice Straight

Stillness: The Door to Divine Love

Stillness: Where We Encounter God

Stillness Exposes the Restlessness Within Us