ADVENT—ure No. 2 (2022)

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Daniel J. Miller

Be still and know that I am God. ~ Psalm 46:10 Advent: the time to listen for footsteps – you can’t hear footsteps when you’re running yourself. ~ Bill McKibben It is the nature of each and all metaphors to work and not work. When we said Read more [...]

Consenting to Be Moved, Daring to Respond – A Life-Line

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Life-Line is: It is in our consenting to be moved, our conscious awareness of collaborating with the present moment, and in both our duty and daring to respond lest we betray our own humanity that the mystic and the prophet meet, the one Read more [...]

The Way of the Mystic 2

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

The late Carmelite monk William McNamara describes the simple awe and perceptive appreciation that is at the core of the mystic way. He writes: To engage in the natural art of contemplation is to look long and steadily, leisurely and lovingly at Read more [...]

A Word to the Wise — Effulgence

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Effulgence [ih-fuhl-juh ns] This week’s word is effulgence. Literally it means a shining forth and refers to a brilliant radiance. One of the reasons I was first drawn to the writings of Abraham Heschel was because of the sheer beauty of the language. Read more [...]

Of Mystics and Prophets, of You and Me

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

My favorite quote to illuminate what it means to be holy is the well-worn line from St. Iranaeus: “The glory of God is the human person fully alive.” From the perspective of faith, the sacred drama of life involves and avails us the opportunity to Read more [...]

Simplicity Helps Us See the Essential

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Daniel J. Miller

Practicing resurrection¹ begins with a radically new way of seeing. The truth of the resurrection of Jesus, the reversal of fortune for the despairing or defeated, and the revivifying of all reality brings about a transformed worldview. Practicing resurrection Read more [...]

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