Lockdown: A Viral Poem for These Virulent Times

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A Lenten Reflection ~ 21 Lockdown by Richard Hendrick (Irish Franciscan) Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation. Yes there is panic buying. Yes there is sickness. Yes there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan Read more [...]

Pensées – More on Hope

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

What is hope? It is a presentiment that imagination is more real And reality less real than it looks. ~ Rubem Alves So much is in the bud. ~ Denise Levertov As stated in my reflection “Pensées – Advent Pondering 2,” Advent is a season 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 December 3, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is" TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage: Anger at the way things are, And courage to see that they do not remain the way they are. ~ St. Augustine P.S. You may have noticed, as of late, Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree. ~ W. S. Merwin Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The faith that I love the best, says God, is hope. ~ Charles Péguy Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: What makes the desert beautiful is somewhere it hides a well. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Read more [...]

The Audacity of Hope

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Daniel J. Miller

Contrary to the gloom and doom atmosphere that sometimes is assumed to be the proper mood of this season, the word Lent comes from the word meaning to lengthen and refers to the coming of springtime, the coming of more and more daylight. Admittedly, it Read more [...]

Celebrate Responsibly: Paying Attention to the Middle Child

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

In reality, hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man's torments. ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human, 1878 To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death. ~Pearl S. Buck As I have mentioned to you before, Read more [...]

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Category Archives: Hope

Lockdown: A Viral Poem for These Virulent Times

Pensées – More on Hope

Pensées — Advent Pondering 2

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

Life-Line

The Audacity of Hope

Celebrate Responsibly: Paying Attention to the Middle Child