ADVENT—ure No. 3

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Especially for parents and grandparents of little ones and adults who have forgotten how and why to jump. Preparing to Jump for Joy Many worlds ago, I used to work as a pastoral associate at a Catholic Church. From time to time our youth minister Read more [...]

The Gift Who Was Claire Wineland

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

I do these talks to make a point that you can have a painful life, you can suffer, you can experience what it's like to feel like a human being -- all those messy and gross emotions -- and yet you can make a life for yourself that you are very, very 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 [...]

Natural Happiness and Incarnations of Beauty

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

A Reflection in Three Parts Part Two Thinking of the power of awe reminds me of another one of my spiritual heroes, Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. A fallible and faithful friend Read more [...]

A Non-Traditional Blessing

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Two weeks ago I posted a prayer here that I thought fitting given the senseless violence that was spreading throughout American cities. I had been familiar with versions of this prayer for many years but never knew the author. As I mentioned at the bottom Read more [...]

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ADVENT—ure No. 3

The Gift Who Was Claire Wineland

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 6/5/18

Natural Happiness and Incarnations of Beauty

A Non-Traditional Blessing