To Be Moved or Not to Be Moved

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

Wonder or radical amazement is the chief characteristic of the religious person's attitude toward history and nature. ~ Abraham Heschel My original passion for the writings (not to mention the life) of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel on whose works I wrote Read more [...]

The Tragedy of Us and Them — A Lamentation

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Some are guilty, all are responsible. ~Abraham Joshua Heschel While men called adults keep playing the same old demented games where no one ever wins both sides always lose each side justifying violence so that violence and anguish and death and trauma Read more [...]

ADVENT—ure No. 3

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Especially for parents and grandparents of little ones and adults who have forgotten how and why to jump. Preparing to Jump for Joy Many worlds ago, I used to work as a pastoral associate at a Catholic Church. From time to time our youth minister Read more [...]

Why are Our Children Bearing the Burden of the Right to Bear Arms? | Opinion

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Guest Columnists: Kelsey Gastineau, Maya Neeley and Dena Ibrahim NOTE WELL: The following piece appeared on June 1, 2022, in the Opinion section of the Nashville newspaper The Tennessean. It is co-authored by three local pediatricians. I offer it here Read more [...]

What’s Going On?

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

There is something deeply disturbing when the songs from our youth—like Marvin Gaye's WHAT'S GOING ON—that articulate or allude to the exasperation, agony, unnecessary suffering, and righteous anger of the time in response to the Vietnam War, the Read more [...]

The Only Sensible Thing to Do

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Over time I've learned the first expression of prayer is the child's wonder. And once they get their first taste of wonder they pray more and more and more. As children grow up and become adults they seem to pray less and less and Read more [...]

Just Wondering

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

[Humankind] will not perish for want of information; but only for want of appreciation. The beginning of our happiness lies in understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder. ~ Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 6

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Wendell Berry's poem "The Peace of Wild Things" seems timely. For those of you who would like to use Berry's poem for prayerful reflection, I invite you first to read the description of Lectio Poetica HERE. The Peace of Wild Things When despair Read more [...]

The Anointing

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

This was originally posted two years ago. For some reason it tugged on my sleeve today, got my attention, and asked if maybe it could get yours as well. I said okay. MANY YEARS AGO, when I was in my mid-twenties, I drove once a week from Princeton, Read more [...]

Sister Mahala on One Difference Between Children and Adults

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Holy Saturday Sister Mahala said, “Children are afraid of the dark because they fear someone's there. Adults are afraid of the dark because they fear no one's there.” ~ Dan Miller. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 Read more [...]

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