Candles that Will Burn

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Dec. 21 Candles of joy, despite all sadness Dec. 22 Candles of hope where despair keeps watch Dec. 23 Candles of courage for fears ever present Dec. 24 Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days Dec. 25 Candles Read more [...]

The Carol of the Season: “I Am with You”

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's post is featured in THE WRITTEN WORD: The Carol of the Season: "I Am with You" Read more [...]

The Reason for the Season — Really?

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

“Jesus is the Reason for the Season” is one of those slogans that tries too hard and that came upon the scene a few years ago now with its twin sibling “Put Christ Back into Christmas.” It has always felt to me like each is meant as a not-so-subtle Read more [...]

Three Poems for Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Madeleine L'Engle (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American author best known for her young adult classic and Newberry Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time. Also widely read were its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Read more [...]

Christmas Poem

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Clarification Concerning my reflection on December 23 regarding hope, allow me to make a clarification. In my attempt to clarify what hope is and is not, I personified it, but as I reread the piece it seemed unclear and open to misinterpretation. I Read more [...]

Christmas Eve: Two Poems

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Making the House Ready for the Lord Dear Lord, I have swept and I have washed but still nothing is as shining as it should be for you. Under the sink, for example, is an uproar of mice—it is the season of their many children. What shall I Read more [...]

Celebrate Responsibly II

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- The origin of the words response, responsible, and responsibility come from the Latin word respondere meaning “to promise in return.” Especially for people of faith who view themselves as the beloved of God, a response is more than a Read more [...]

Celebrate Responsibly 1

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; The rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, Read more [...]

Black Friday and Advent Waiting

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

As you know, in the part of the world we shop (I mean live) in, today has come to be known as Black Friday (Interesting isn’t it that today is identified as Black Friday and the second day of Triduum is called Good Friday, but I digress). Unlike September Read more [...]

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