Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps on Becoming Human and Holy

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

“Sister Mahala, Brother Weeps says that to become human and holy we must endure many trials, experience much suffering, undergo failures and unravelings, even humiliations,” said a young man. “That’s true,” said Sister Mahala, “many Read more [...]

Our First Vocation

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

O love that fires the sun keep me burning. ~ Bruce Cockburn The man, bruised and filthy, chained by his feet and wrists to the wall, smiled to himself. Seeing this, the guard barked, “What are you smiling at?” The prisoner said softly, “You Read more [...]

The Authority of Love

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

At its core, the Christ-life specifically, and the spiritual life more broadly, involves the recentering of our subjectivity from self to God. In this conscious, ongoing, and radical realignment there is a dethroning of successive emperors who rule and Read more [...]

The Categorical Imperative

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

The glory of God is the human person fully alive, and the life of the human is the vision of God. ~ St. Irenaeus of Lyons You shall lovingly accept the humanity entrusted to you! You shall be obedient to your destiny! You shall not continually try Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Blessed are the men and women who are planted on your earth, in your garden who grow as your trees and flowers grow, who transform their darkness into light. Their roots plunge into darkness; their faces turn toward Read more [...]

Saints Alive!

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

I was relistening to a podcast this week in which the interviewee, Francis Weller, a psychotherapist, writer, and expert in the healing work of grief ritual, made the comment that in his work he sees two ailments that especially seem to afflict people Read more [...]

What St. Francis Reteaches Us

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today, as much of the world knows, is the Feast of St. Francis, il poverello, the little poor man of Assisi. Francis died October 4, 1226 and so this day is a commemoration and celebration of his transition into the afterlife. Francis is generally considered Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: You O God help me to believe the truth about myself-- no matter how beautiful it is! ~ Macrina Wiederkehr Read more [...]

The Human & the Holy

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Hi Friends - We begin Our 14th Year of The Human & the Holy (H&H) this Sunday. Here's what people are saying about H&H. If you or someone you know may be interested in joining us, see the information below. We love new faces (to complement Read more [...]

Soul Making

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

It takes three things to attain a sense of significant being: God A Soul And a Moment. And the three are always here. (Abraham J. Heschel, Insecurity of Freedom, 84) There is a word that has made a comeback the last dozen years or so. Maybe Read more [...]

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Tag Archives: Becoming Human

Sister Mahala and Brother Weeps on Becoming Human and Holy

Our First Vocation

The Authority of Love

The Categorical Imperative

Life-Line

Saints Alive!

What St. Francis Reteaches Us

Life-Line

The Human & the Holy

Soul Making