NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

A LIFE-LINE I would like to say as simply as I know how, to other Christians, that I'm convinced that in our lifetime we have no contribution to make to one another or to the world at large except a modest and consistent NO to death. Our churches can Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Because we want the peace with half a heart and half a life and will, the war, of course, continues, because the waging of war, by its nature, is total — but the waging of peace, by our own cowardice, is partial . . . ‘Of Read more [...]

Let Us Bow Our Heads and Remember

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

“So, let us be alert in a twofold sense: Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.” ~ Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Life-Line is: Ultimately we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world. ~ Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Anyone can love peace, but Jesus doesn't say, "Blessed are the peacelovers." He says "peacemakers." He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby on the sidelines of life. And he means a vocation that includes risk. . . The Read more [...]

Going to Peace

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

This past Monday through Wednesday in Rome there was an unprecedented conference hosted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace that elicited a landmark result. Some 80 participants from around the world gathered at the Vatican to discuss Jesus' Read more [...]

Practicing Nonviolence: Two Quotes on Peace

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

First, a quote from Etty Hillesum: Ultimately we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled Read more [...]

The Little Way of Nonviolence

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Reflection is an excerpt about Therese of Lisieux taken from John Dear’s book You Will Be My Witnesses. Born Therese Martin in Lisieux, Normandy, France, in 1873, she joined her sisters in the cloistered Carmelite convent at the age of 15. Read more [...]

Nonviolence as a Way of Practicing Resurrection

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Before it is a personal spiritual practice or a social strategy for cultural transformation, non-violence is an integral part of the mutual reverence and dynamism of the economy of love within the Trinity (the beloved community). Jesus is the nonviolent Read more [...]

Rescuing Peace

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

It is a sad but recognizable fact that the word peace has lost a bit of its punch these days although it seems to be more adept at taking one. The word peace seems to evoke one of two very different responses, each of which shows that the word has seen Read more [...]

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Category Archives: Non-Violence

NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

Life-Line

Let Us Bow Our Heads and Remember

Life-Line

Life-Line

Going to Peace

Practicing Nonviolence: Two Quotes on Peace

The Little Way of Nonviolence

Nonviolence as a Way of Practicing Resurrection

Rescuing Peace