The Call to Spiritual Surrogacy

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

There is a word I love and have mentioned before, a Greek word essential to a Catholic understanding of the Eucharist and, I think, to our celebration of the hallowed events that we celebrate each Advent and Christmas. The word is anamnesis. It refers Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Anamnesis

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Anamnesis [an-am-nee-sis] One of my favorite words is a Greek term. It is an important theological word used especially by Catholic Christians in reference to the Eucharist. But it seems to me that anamnesis might be a reconciling word where Christians Read more [...]

Good Friday: Back to the Future

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

GOOD FRIDAY If there is any danger during the Triduum (three days) it is merely the accentuated danger Christians face any other time of their lives: to reduce faith to an exercise of “remember when." The risk is to reduce the life of faith to nothing Read more [...]

Spiritual Surrogacy: Your Presence is Required

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

One of the paradoxical ways that God calls us into being is by inviting us to create a space within ourselves to be, like Mary, a Theotokos. In the Orthodox tradition Mary is especially exalted as Theotokos, that is, God-bearer. In a church, let alone Read more [...]

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Tag Archives: Anamnesis

The Call to Spiritual Surrogacy

A Word to the Wise — Anamnesis

Good Friday: Back to the Future

Spiritual Surrogacy: Your Presence is Required