Another Name for Grace—Gravy

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

As the tall story laid out horizontally goes, the prophet Abraham lived until the over-ripe age of one hundred and seventy-five. Heck, he didn't even start a family until he was ninety-nine (and they call Gretzky "The Great One." Ha!). We thought his Read more [...]

A Saying that Needs to be Laid to Rest

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

“There, but for the grace of God, go I.” This is a seemingly harmless and ubiquitous saying that turns up in the case of close calls and near miss tragedies, slipping off the tongue with the intention of crediting God for the prevention of the speaker's Read more [...]

To Be Grateful ~ A Life-line

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Note ~ This passage originally was written as prose. It comes from Merton's book Thoughts in Solitude. It's a follow up to my reflection on June 2, 2022 on Gratefulness. Today's Life-Line is: To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in Read more [...]

Grace is a Happening that Evokes Our Two Vocations

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Before we knew it as a last-ditch effort to throw a football sixty yards with no time left on the clock into a mosh pit in the end zone, those of us who grew up Catholic knew the Hail Mary as a prayer, the words of which slid off the tongue as spontaneously Read more [...]

The Grace of God ~ A Life-Line

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. ~ Frederick Buechner ♣ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Read more [...]

Poem 5 for The Season of Creation*

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

LECTIO POETICA If you have not read the explanation for Lectio Poetica, I encourage you to read it here before reading Hopkin’s poem below. As Kingfishers Catch Fire As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 6

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Wendell Berry's poem "The Peace of Wild Things" seems timely. For those of you who would like to use Berry's poem for prayerful reflection, I invite you first to read the description of Lectio Poetica HERE. The Peace of Wild Things When despair Read more [...]

Say It Ain’t So, Jean

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

My father grew up in the 1920's. He was a good athlete and an avid sports fan. He was also a good storyteller. So by the time I was six or seven I had heard about the 1919 "Black Sox Scandal" when eight ballplayers on the Chicago White Sox were found Read more [...]

Of Kobe, Death, and the Two Mysteries

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Grade School perched on the side of a hill like a tam o shanter tilted on the head of a Scotsman on Dravis Avenue in Seattle, Washington. Mrs. Sullivan's classroom. Third grade. That's where I was on November Read more [...]

Cultivate Gratefulness

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Gathering Read more [...]

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