Raymond “Dutch” Hunthausen – (1921 – 2018) R.I.P.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

I've been out all day and so I am only now hearing from friends that Archbishop Raymond "Dutch" Hunthausen died yesterday. He was 96. What a great man -- he was humble, pastoral, an attentive listener, about as unpretentious as any church leader I Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The strategy of Jesus is not centered in taking the right stand on issues, but rather in standing in the right place—with the outcast and those relegated to the margins. ~ Gregory J. Boyle Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 6/5/18

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Two travelers set out on a pilgrimage from opposite ends of a vast desert. One from the eastern edge heading west and the other from the western edge heading east. One pilgrim set out for a distant town called Happiness that was said to be located Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/22/18

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

The Prisoner and the Potato Tosser Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.~ Dalai Lama XIV In 2009, John J. McNeill psychotherapist, theologian, and Catholic priest received New Ways Ministry’s Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/1/18

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

The Power of the Powerless For about 35 years I have had the pleasure of going on retreat at Weston Priory. Tucked into the Green Mountains of Vermont, it is the home of a small community of Benedictine monks. I have gone with family, friends, and Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 4/24/18

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

A Balance of Commonness and a Deep, Deep Hole This is a story told by Alan Rabinowitz. Rabinowitz is a world renowned zoologist, wildlife conservationist, and co-founder of Panthera – the only organization in the world exclusively committed to Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: It is a sad day for our country when we trade the majestic, hope-filled symbolism of the Statue of Liberty for an ineffective and grotesque wall which both displays and inflames the ethnic and cultural divisions that have long Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 3/6/18

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

"And who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29) "There was once an ordinary woman who lived in a small town near Modesto, California. She was not famous, powerful or influential. I do not know her name. I was told this true story about her. She was the kind Read more [...]

Holy Communion

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

When a beggar asks for food is God not bread, or the one who gives it, for the one who needs it? Does not the unfortunate woman say “God bless you” as you turn and go your fortunate way? And if you are the one who gives it today after leaving the Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Our greatest privilege is also our greatest responsibility. Not only to seek and to find the treasure hidden in the field but to uncover and reveal all those other places where the Divine is hiding in our midst and longing Read more [...]

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Raymond “Dutch” Hunthausen – (1921 – 2018) R.I.P.

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TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 6/5/18

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/22/18

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/1/18

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 4/24/18

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TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 3/6/18

Holy Communion

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