Nature’s Power to Mirror

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

We must first honor and cherish all creation as an expression or mirror of the Divine Beauty. "This, then, is salvation, when we marvel at the beauty of created things and praise the beautiful providence of their Creator," wrote Meister Eckhart. ~ Read more [...]

The Public Danger of a Lack of Self-Understanding

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A prophet is not a fortuneteller. But they do often seem prescient or years ahead of their time. This has little to do with being able to see down the road and much to do with being prayerfully self-reflective and with seeing things from a divine perspective. Read more [...]

Sister Mahala on Giving and Receiving

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A LENTEN REFLECTION ~ 20 I once overheard this brief exchange: “Sister Mahala, what is the hardest gift to give?” “That’s easy: forgiveness.” And what gift is the hardest to receive?” “That’s even easier: forgiveness.” ♣ Read more [...]

The Invitations of Epiphany

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

It seems almost constitutionally impossible to be Irish and not be a lover of words and with one side of the family littered with Morans and Linehans, it is understandable that I am and always have been a logophile. When my children were old enough Read more [...]

Bah Hum Bug or the Bishop’s Bug?

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

If I had to run into my home because of the proverbial fire (which sadly is not merely proverbial this week in Southern California) and retrieve the proverbial treasured things that one could escape with without risking one’s life, one of the cherished Read more [...]

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Nature’s Power to Mirror

The Public Danger of a Lack of Self-Understanding

Sister Mahala on Giving and Receiving

The Invitations of Epiphany

Bah Hum Bug or the Bishop’s Bug?