Brother Weeps Gives Some Advice

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps was not in the habit of giving advice. He guided people to discover and live into the deep truth of their own life. But I do remember once—maybe he was especially good-humored that day—when a sincere young buttoned-up professional-looking Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Two False Assumptions

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

This morning Brother Weeps finished his conference with a somewhat humorous but provocative postscript. He said, "Perhaps the two most costly false assumptions we make in life are, first, that because we are born human we know what it means to be human. Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Friendship

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

If [one] part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:26 Brother Weeps once said, "There are two qualities that are at the heart of any deep friendship. One is compassion. Not Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Offers An Aside

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Sometimes, the most memorable—if not the most important—thing a teacher has to teach us comes by way of a temporary departure from their main theme, an aside, some off-the-cough comment, or a brief digression before returning to their original topic. Read more [...]

Brother Weeps and the Do-Si-Do

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Advice Someone dancing inside us learned only a few steps: the "Do-Your-Work" in 4/4 time. the "What-Do-You-Expect" waltz. He hasn't noticed yet the woman standing away from the lamp, the one with dark eyes who knows the rhumba and strange Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Asks Brother Po a Question

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

The human face . . . is a synonym for the incarnation of uniqueness. ~ Abraham Heschel To see a face is already to hear ‘You shall not kill.’ Emmanuel Levinas Any human face is a claim on you, because you can’t help but understand the Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Fake Flowers

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 At Holy Mess & Mystery Monastery, two novices each week are responsible for making sure there are fresh flowers in all the vases in the church: Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Becoming Whole not Perfect

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

One day Brother Weeps was talking about wholeness and holiness, emphasizing that neither has anything to do with perfection. "Perfection, or the preoccupation with it," he said, "which we call perfectionism, is the nemesis of holiness and a misguided Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on What His Heart Teaches

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Brother Weeps often passed on words to this effect: Today, most people want the instantaneous. My heart whispers 'give yourself to the instant.' So many these days are chasing after the momentous. My heart teaches 'learn to be still enough to be Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Sets Us Straight

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

One of the themes or convictions that Brother Weeps was most passionate about was that each and every person is the singularly precious beloved of God. He always reminded us: "To say that you are the beloved of God or that I am the beloved of God is a Read more [...]

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