The Invitations of Epiphany

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

It seems almost constitutionally impossible to be Irish and not be a lover of words and with one side of the family littered with Morans and Linehans, it is understandable that I am and always have been a logophile. When my children were old enough Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: After silence, that which comes closest to expressing the inexpressible is music. ~ Aldous Huxley Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the hidden and holy heart of it because in the Read more [...]

Awe and Intimations of the Divine

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

A Reflection in Three Parts Part One The heavens are telling the glory of God. ~ Ps. 19:1 The world is charged with the grandeur of God ~ Gerard Manley Hopkins Awe is an intuition for the dignity Read more [...]

What Makes the Soul Great

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

For the past 18 months I have been listening to the now President-Elect repeatedly encourage his followers with the slogan "Let's Make America Great Again." All the while I have been acutely aware of how different his understanding of greatness is Read more [...]

To the Unseeable Animal

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

My daughter: I hope there’s an animal somewhere that nobody has ever seen. And I hope that nobody ever sees it. Being, whose flesh dissolves at our glance, knower of the secret sums and measures, you are always here, dwelling in the oldest sycamores, visiting Read more [...]

God — The Beloved Community

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

This past Sunday was the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Before we get too far removed from it, I’d like to offer a few reflections on this central mystery of our faith. When it comes to the Trinitarian nature of God, some Christians grew up with Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Life-Line is: To pray is to take notice of the wonder, to regain a sense of the mystery that animates all beings, the divine margin in all attainments. Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living. It is all we can Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last Read more [...]

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The Invitations of Epiphany

Life-Line

Life-Line

Awe and Intimations of the Divine

What Makes the Soul Great

To the Unseeable Animal

God — The Beloved Community

Life-Line

Life-Line