Three on the INCARNATION (for Emphasis)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

EMMANUEL Other humans can die a grisly death, as Jesus did. They cannot be born, as he was, as God incarnate. ~ Gary Wills Click HERE for a reflection from December 25, 2017 on the mystery of the Incarnation. Click HERE for a reflection from December Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 9

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Miracles ~Walt Whitman (1819-1892) Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky, Or wade with naked feet along Read more [...]

The Imperative of Reverence in Sacrilegious Times

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

To revere another is to behold their indigenous sacredness and to stand in awe before the One in whom they live and move and have their being. ~ Dan Miller Human being is either coming into meaning or betraying it.~ Abraham Heschel Yesterday, Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Reminds Us

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps was forever reminding us of this simple profundity: "It is because we are loved that we live. And because we live, we live to love." GOODPEOPLE, I've never asked this before, but if you feel so inclined or even disinclined or maybe Read more [...]

Remembering Merton

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Fifty-two years ago today, American Trappist monk Thomas Merton died by electrocution in Bangkok, Thailand (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968). Merton arguably was the most impactful Christian spiritual writer of the 20th century, if not in the world, Read more [...]

All Creation is Waiting

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

ADVENT is a Time of Waiting and all creation, not merely humans, wait and yearn for the day when shalom and shalem embrace and together become the stillness within the song and the song within the stillness that bring healing and jubilation at last to Read more [...]

On Church Reform

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Today I Joined We Are Church Ireland (WAC Ireland). It is affiliated to WAC International. Here is how the organization is described on its webpage: We Are Church Ireland (WAC Ireland) is a group of concerned Irish Catholics committed to the renewal Read more [...]

One Day, One Song, One People, One Planet

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

I am hoping that you have all had your flu shots. Here is a shot in the arm of a different kind. I hope that during these fractured, disturbing times, when integrity and dignity seem on the wane, when mendacity and cynicism seem on the rise, when joy Read more [...]

” $#@%^ the Damn Wipers, Will Ya?!”

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A highway patrolman walked up to the front window on the passenger side of a car he had pulled over to the side of the freeway. It was raining hard so the officer was wearing his clear PVC rain gear including the clear covering over the recognizable Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Gives Sage Advice

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps once cautioned, “If you ever meet a spiritual teacher who says, ‘I have arrived.’ Turn and run the other way.” ~ Dan Miller, © 2020. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for visiting or subscribing to THE ALMOND TREE on The Read more [...]

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