Lent Means Springtime

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent Ah! Spring is springing. Let us remember that not only is Lent not meant to be a gloomy season but that in fact the word means “springtime,” and refers to the lengthening of light. Whether according to the liturgical Read more [...]

The Soul’s Reach

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent I began this piece on March 12th, so today’s reflection was spawned by Psalm 42 from Monday’s liturgy. It gives voice to that deep inclination within the human person called longing or yearning. It is one of my Read more [...]

Imaging God

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent YEAR B (Mt. 20: 20-28) Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give Read more [...]

Bringing Our Blooming Gift

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent, Year B (Isaiah 55:10-11; Matthew 6:7-15) Yesterday I failed to mention that the gospel that was selected to accompany the reading from Leviticus 19 on being holy was the famous but frequently side-stepped passage from Read more [...]

Lent: Season of Subtraction, Relinquishment, and Making Space

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

As a tangible way of living out the call to conversion, the Christian community suggests three specific spiritual disciplines: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving (sharing). As the image of the townspeople burning their gathered junk as part of spring cleaning Read more [...]

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Lent Means Springtime

The Soul’s Reach

Imaging God

Bringing Our Blooming Gift

Lent: Season of Subtraction, Relinquishment, and Making Space