Look, Listen: The Teachers Are All Around Us

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: But now ask the animals to teach you, the birds of the air to tell you; Or speak to the earth to instruct you, and the fish of the sea to inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand Read more [...]

Lectio Poetica No. 7 ~ Earth Day Poem

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places. ~ Wendell Berry There are three aspects of nature which command humankind's attention: power, loveliness, grandeur. Power we exploit, loveliness we enjoy, grandeur Read more [...]

Impossible Blossom

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

I was walking through the nearby park a few days before Easter and snapped this picture. I think the photo is an apt icon for Easter. I like that the blossoms catch the eye first and are pronounced but also how on closer inspection it appears the flowering Read more [...]

What St. Francis Reteaches Us

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today, as much of the world knows, is the Feast of St. Francis, il poverello, the little poor man of Assisi. Francis died October 4, 1226 and so this day is a commemoration and celebration of his transition into the afterlife. Francis is generally considered Read more [...]

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Look, Listen: The Teachers Are All Around Us

Lectio Poetica No. 7 ~ Earth Day Poem

Impossible Blossom

What St. Francis Reteaches Us