Poem for Friday of Third Week in Advent

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

In a Dark Time In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood-- A lord of nature weeping to a tree, I live between the heron and the wren, Beasts of the hill and serpents of Read more [...]

Tenebrae – Clinging to a Laughable Conviction

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Wednesday of Holy Week Tenebrae, Latin for "darkness" or "Shadows"1 There are not many ways to God, but only one, and it lies through the depth of a person’s own soul, when he leaves his false self behind,* and is stripped, and alone like the 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 [...]

To Be Spun as Christ was Spun

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Tuesday of Holy Week Today's Life-Line: How do we live by faith, in love, with hope, in the face of the incompatibility of the luminous mystery and the sorrowful mystery of human existence? How do we live responsibly while fully Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Through violence you may murder a murderer but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness Read more [...]

Advent Poem

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Here is an Advent poem for your prayerful pondering. It is by Rowan Williams, Welsh theologian, priest, and former Archbishop of Canterbury. Later commissioned to be set to music as a carol, the poem captures a wintry spirituality. Read more [...]

Advent: Longing for the Light

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- We're still reflecting on Advent/Christmas and how to celebrate responsibly. "Advent is a season of dwelling in darkness – AND a season of intense yearning, a time of waiting, hoping, and longing for the light. Longing (or yearning) Read more [...]

Advent: Going Dark

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- "In a dark time, the eye begins to see." ~ Theodore Roethke In the long nights of the year, the world loiters in darkness. So too, during this season of Advent we are invited to dwell consciously and fully in the dark. It is counter-intuitive, Read more [...]

Abandon — A Prayer

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Abandon(An Advent, or is it Good Friday, Prayer) O Darkness,my companion,my surprise,when all else failed,when there was no one to be found,or to find me, you were there.Like a mother swaddling her child,you wrapped me up, drew me close.I Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is:

Blessed are the men and women
who are planted on your earth, in your
garden
who grow as your trees and flowers grow,
who transform their darkness into light.
Their roots plunge into darkness;
their faces turn toward Read more [...]

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Poem for Friday of Third Week in Advent

Tenebrae – Clinging to a Laughable Conviction

Sister Mahala on One Difference Between Children and Adults

To Be Spun as Christ was Spun

Life-Line

Advent Poem

Advent: Longing for the Light

Advent: Going Dark

Abandon — A Prayer

Life-Line