The Only Sensible Thing to Do

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Over time I've learned the first expression of prayer is the face of a child full of wonder. And once they get their first taste of wonder they pray more and more and more. As children grow up and become adults they seem to pray less Read more [...]

The Measure of Our Misery ~ A Life-Line

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The measure of our misery is that we no longer expect to see miracles. ~ Robert Romanyshyn, (author and scholar in depth psychology) It is worth noting that Romanyshyn is not talking about supernatural miracles. He's talking Read more [...]

My Sunday Mo(u)rning Rant*

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Experience shows humans tend to care for what we know and love, those we know and love. So the summons to life, the summons from and for life, the summons for survival -- no longer ours, but that of our children and grandchildren and the well-being Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Encourages: Join the Choir

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

One day before Brother Weeps began his daily conference with the novices, a young monk raised his hand. "Yes, Brother Placid," said Brother Weeps. "Brother Weeps, why when church groups or organizations come to the Abbey for retreat do you Read more [...]

Just Wondering

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

[Humankind] will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation. The beginning of our happiness lies in understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder. ~ Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 10

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

We read Lectio under the eye of God Meditatio until the heart is touched Oratio and leaps into flame. Contemplatio ~ Dom Marmion For a write-up on Read more [...]

Musica Memento 8

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

The famous, former television newscaster Dan Rather has a show called The Big Interview. It's as much hobby as semi-retired work. As it turns out, Rather is a music lover. Most of his guests are musicians, singer-songwriters, with an occasional actor, Read more [...]

Consenting to Be Moved, Daring to Respond – A Life-Line

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Life-Line is: It is in our consenting to be moved, our conscious awareness of collaborating with the present moment, and in both our duty and daring to respond lest we betray our own humanity that the mystic and the prophet meet, the one Read more [...]

Help Us to See

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Days pass and the years vanish and we walk sightless among miracles. [You] fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing. Let there be moments when your Presence, like lightning, illumines the darkness in which we walk. Help us to see, wherever Read more [...]

Sister Mahala Gives a Word (two, in fact) of Life

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A seeker walked a long distance to ask the guidance of Sister Mahala whom many called Amma Mahala. When he met her, in the fashion of pilgrims seeking out the abbas and ammas in the desert of Egypt in the 3rd century, he bowed his head once in a reverent Read more [...]

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