The Movement of Lent

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Friday of the 1st Week of Lent YEAR B (Mt. 7:7-12) My professor's spiritual discipline was to consider death in order to more fully appreciate life (See February 29, 2012). The spiritual disciplines of Lent are to the end of waking up to the surprise Read more [...]

The Reason for the Season — Really?

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

“Jesus is the Reason for the Season” is one of those slogans that tries too hard and that came upon the scene a few years ago now with its twin sibling “Put Christ Back into Christmas.” It has always felt to me like each is meant as a not-so-subtle Read more [...]

Three Poems for Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Madeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American author best known for her young adult classic and Newberry Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time. Also widely read were its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Read more [...]

A Noble Trajectory

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Recently, someone relayed to me their story of growing up as a Christian Fundamentalist. She recalled how her minister, prominent in Fundamentalist’s circles, had a propensity for deciding and proclaiming whether or not other persons (including renowned Read more [...]

A Modest Proposal

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

My modest proposal is that if we cannot always “embody the hurt” of others at least we can compassionately accompany them as they struggle to face, faithfully live, and respond to the painful parts of reality. At least we can help conquer callousness Read more [...]

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The Movement of Lent

The Reason for the Season — Really?

Three Poems for Christmas

A Noble Trajectory

A Modest Proposal