About Daniel J. Miller

Dan Miller is the founder of thesacredbraid.com

An Intimate and Necessary Connection

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Those who have no flame in their hearts for justice, no consciousness of responsibility for the reign of God, no raging commitment to human community may indeed be seeking God. But make no mistake, God is still, at best, only an idea to them, Read more [...]

Michael Crosby, O.F.M. Cap. 1940-2017

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

I just learned Fr. Michael Crosby died today. Michael, a Capuchin Franciscan from Milwaukee, was a frequent speaker and retreat leader at the Center for Spiritual Development where I worked for nearly 10 years. With his Franciscan heart, Michael was one Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Our greatest privilege is also our greatest responsibility. Not only to seek and to find the treasure hidden in the field but to uncover and reveal all those other places where the Divine is hiding in our midst and longing Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: American culture devalues silence. “Be quiet!” “Shut up!” “Children are meant to be seen, not heard,” all belie an underlying antipathy toward silence. Public and parochial schools offer courses in speech and communication. Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: To commit a crime against the natural world is a sin. ... For humans to cause species to become extinct and to destroy the biological diversity of God's creation, for humans to degrade the integrity of the earth by stripping the Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 1

Posted on July 19, 2017 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 He does not always Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: We would rather be ruined than changed, We would rather die in dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die. ~ W. H. Auden Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing. ~ Naomi Shihab Nye Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Contemplative life does not have to be seen as a special vocation reserved for some special souls only; it is open to all, and all are invited to enjoy it. You do not have to be in special circumstances to practice it because Read more [...]

Wonder and the Antiphonal Nature of Life

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

A Reflection in Three Parts Part Three I’m a soul in wonder. ~ Van Morrison In the place where wonder comes from, there I find you. ~ Bruce Cockburn Out of the mouth of babes. ~ Some former babe Every person, every couple, every family Read more [...]

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Author Archives: Daniel J. Miller

About Daniel J. Miller

An Intimate and Necessary Connection

Michael Crosby, O.F.M. Cap. 1940-2017

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

Lectio Poetica No. 1

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

Wonder and the Antiphonal Nature of Life