Cummings Continued

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Daniel J. Miller

Following the previous post of E.E. Cummings' poem-prayer "i thank You God for most," I thought I'd post another poem I mentioned there. I do so in the spirit of Dostoevsky's Prince Myshkin's by-now famous statement, "I believe the world will be saved Read more [...]

Easter 2023 in Poetry & Song

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Friends of The Sacred Braid and readers of THE ALMOND TREE, the author of the Song of Songs writes: "See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come." And the song of spring we sing is Read more [...]

Lockdown: A Viral Poem for These Virulent Times

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Daniel J. Miller

A Lenten Reflection ~ 21 Lockdown by Richard Hendrick (Irish Franciscan) Yes there is fear. Yes there is isolation. Yes there is panic buying. Yes there is sickness. Yes there is even death. But, They say that in Wuhan 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 [...]

Veriditas: The Greening Power of God

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose. . . ~ James Taylor I am a Northwesterner at heart. Born and raised in Seattle, I went to the university only 50 miles south. My first place of employment and my first home had views of 14,400 foot Mt. Rainier. Read more [...]

Lent Means Springtime

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent Ah! Spring is springing. Let us remember that not only is Lent not meant to be a gloomy season but that in fact the word means “springtime,” and refers to the lengthening of light. Whether according to the liturgical Read more [...]

The Movement of Lent

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Daniel J. Miller

Friday of the 1st Week of Lent YEAR B (Mt. 7:7-12) My professor's spiritual discipline was to consider death in order to more fully appreciate life (See February 29, 2012). The spiritual disciplines of Lent are to the end of waking up to the surprise Read more [...]

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