Hodie Christus Natus Est

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Christmas is a mystery, a message, and a mission. Wishing you a joy-filled Christmastide. Extravagant Blessings on all who find their way to The Sacred Braid and read THE ALMOND TREE. ~ Dan Read more [...]

Pensées — Advent Pondering 2

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

All religious traditions have at least this in common: the articulated perception of a gap between what is and what should be; between reality as actuality and reality as an ideal. ~ Lawrence Cunningham HOPEFULNESS When I was young, from time to time Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: There may be times when, unprepared, we are struck with wonder, yet it is up to us to keep the spirit of wonder alive. Like love, wonder is both an effortless happening and the result of constant effort. We fall in love and Read more [...]

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 9/11/18

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

NOTE WELL: The following essay by the late Brian Doyle is considered by many to be the most moving piece of writing about 9/11. That being said, it may be upsetting for some readers. Kyrie eleison. LEAP A couple leaped from the south tower, hand Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Part of me suspected that it was not the boy who made the velveteen rabbit real but the rabbit that made the boy real. ~ Eula Biss Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love kindly, and to walk humbly with your God. ~ Micah 6:8 Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well for we will not fight to save what we do not love. ~ Stephen J. Gould 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 [...]

We Remember — MLK, Jr.

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) We remember that fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, drum major for justice, follower of the Prince of Peace, martyr for rooting out racism as a gardener for God, and prophet of non-violence, was assassinated Read more [...]

The More I Wonder ~ A Life-Line

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ask. And that in wondering bout the big things and asking bout the big things, you learn about the little ones, almost by accident. But you never know nothing more about the big Read more [...]

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Hodie Christus Natus Est

Pensées — Advent Pondering 2

Life-Line

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 9/11/18

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

TUESDAYS WITH STORY – 5/1/18

We Remember — MLK, Jr.

The More I Wonder ~ A Life-Line