Musica Memento 6

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

They say that Doubting Thomas was a twin. Funny how I look like him. ~ djm No heart is as whole as a broken heart and I would say no faith is as solid as a wounded faith. ~ Elie Weisel When I was in graduate school for theology I remember going Read more [...]

More Merton — How to Know God

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

"You don't go looking for an object called God." You stop trying to reach God by educating your intellect. But you do try to awaken your heart. So, therefore, the great study of the monk* is to have an awakened heart. And, of course, you have to Read more [...]

We Should Not Divide Prayer Against the Rest of Our Life

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

The following explanation of a LIFE-LINE was the preface to my first Life-Line posted on January 11, 2016: "As I am offering it, a Life-line is meant to point the way, to guide us to safety, to deliver food that nourishes us, or to keep us tethered Read more [...]

Remembering Merton

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

Fifty-two years ago today, American Trappist monk Thomas Merton died by electrocution in Bangkok, Thailand (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968). Merton arguably was the most impactful Christian spiritual writer of the 20th century, if not in the world, Read more [...]

Poem 4 for The Season of Creation*

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

LECTIO POETICA If you have not read the explanation for Lectio Poetica, I encourage you to read it here before reading Berry’s poem below. The Wild Geese Horseback on Sunday morning, harvest over, we taste persimmon and wild grape, sharp sweet of Read more [...]

Conspiring with God

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A Lenten Reflection ~ 33 3/29/20 NOTE: I am doubling down on this breath theme (i.e. after yesterday's post. CLICK "<-- Previous" above. There is no season, whether in nature, the liturgical cycle, or the human adventure, which does not know Read more [...]

Brother Weeps Drives Up a Hill

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A student asked Brother Weeps, “To what can you compare prayer?” Brother Weeps sat quietly with the question, then said, “Once, a long time ago, when I was much younger, I was driving a beat-up old car in a big city late at night. I came to an Read more [...]

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Given that human life is given, not a given; given that our very existence begins with biological dependency and connection; given that no human is born as an automoton pre-programmed to express gratefulness, it stands to reason that, like kindness, Read more [...]

for the Feast of All Souls – A Remembrance Prayer

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Here is a prayer for The Feast of All Souls, on November 2nd.

We re-member ourselves today
to those who have died,
gone before us marked with the sign of faith,
and to those whom we entrust to the faith of God,
extravagant in mercy and generous Read more [...]

Of Baseball and Prayer

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

“Brother, teach us about prayer.” asked a young man who was sitting in a small group with the monk.

“First, I must tell you a story,” said Brother Po.

“Once, here in America, where baseball is the pastime, there was a high school coach Read more [...]

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