Second Wednesday of Lent — Setting the Alarm

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Fasting and abstinence are ancient practices integral to a multitude of religions. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Jainism all practice some form of fasting and abstinence. Athletes and actors are commonly fasting or abstaining. Read more [...]

Second Monday of Lent — What Gets in the Way?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Typically, we associate Lent and its practices with subtraction (SEE this coming Friday's post): doing less of something, perhaps eating only one meal on a particular day (fasting) or giving up altogether (abstinence) something we enjoy as an intentional, Read more [...]

Ash Wednesday 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Friends, one of these days, when I can make the time, I'll re-invent the Lenten wheel. But for now, here are some old wheels that still have some mileage on them. Take your pick: DOOR NUMBER ONE: The Ashes and the Cross: http://www.thesacredbraid.com/2014/03/05/the-ashes-and-the-cross/ DOOR Read more [...]

A Personalist Lent

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A LENTEN REFLECTION ~ 15 The late Jesuit philosopher John Kavanaugh was an acclaimed teacher of ethics and a renowned preacher. The author of many books, his most celebrated work was Following Christ in a Consumer Society. In February 2007, AMERICA Read more [...]

A Lenten Reflection ~ Day 2

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

"A close encounter with the lavishness of God’s love exposes in us what is fake, petty, malicious, greedy, and misguided." ~ DJM An article for the beginning of Lent. Click here. "Let us Lent well! In doing so, Christ will easter in us and in our Read more [...]

Attuned to the Rhythm of Lent

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

“There is no movement without rhythm” On a busy street near my home there is a single-level building containing two businesses that share a common wall. One is a donut shop. Next door is a weight loss clinic. Like the storefront shops, the days Read more [...]

The Bait-and-Switch Switch

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

ASH WEDNESDAY-- In advertising there is the well-known tactic of "bait-and-switch." There are different ways of doing this. One way is to advertise a particular product in such a way that it gets potential buyers into the store only then to substitute Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Christening

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Christening [kris-uh-ning] Instead of mapping out a schedule of predetermined words and dates for A Word to the Wise, I usually wait, in the spirit of lectio divina, until a word seems to be waving to get my attention like a pedestrian hailing a cab. Read more [...]

From Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Greetings Goodpeople: As you shake off the remnants of last night’s Fat Tuesday shenanigans and don the ashes of transformation, consider reading one of the following articles or posts as we begin Lent: http://www.thesacredbraid.com/the-written-word/articles/lent/awake-o-sleeper-arise-from-the-dead-and-christ-shall-give-you-light/ or http://www.thesacredbraid.com/2014/03/05/the-ashes-and-the-cross/ Read more [...]

The Audacity of Hope

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Daniel J. Miller

Contrary to the gloom and doom atmosphere that sometimes is assumed to be the proper mood of this season, the word Lent comes from the word meaning to lengthen and refers to the coming of springtime, the coming of more and more daylight. Admittedly, it Read more [...]

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