Sister Mahala on the Biggest Dark & the Littlest Light

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

"And you, Sister Mahala, where do you find hope?" asked the young woman. "I find hope in knowing that I have never met a dark that couldn't hold a light. And I have never met even the littlest light that wasn't stronger than the biggest dark." ~ Read more [...]

Advent: Remembering The Victims from Sandy Hook

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

The piece "The Carol of the Season: I Am with You," first appeared on The Almond Tree, December 15, 2012. Today is the 4th anniversary of that terrible day in Newtown, CT when so many people's lives were scarred by heartless Read more [...]

Advent 2016: The Reason for the Seasons

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Christians would do well to stop blaming the big, bad secular culture for the bastardization of Christmas and to retire the accusatory, catchy slogans. Instead, we are heralded, as we always have been heralded, to prepare the inn of our hearts and Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: There is nothing so secular that it cannot be sacred, and that is one of the deepest messages of the Incarnation. ~ Madeleine L'Engle Read more [...]

Advent Prayer III

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Advent Blessings to you. Click here for a prayer for the third week of Advent. Read more [...]

Remembering Merton

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors Read more [...]

Advent: Paying Attention to the Middle Child

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- True Hope is nobody’s fool. It is fierce, neither for the faint of heart nor for those infatuated with fantasy. It’s a conscious choice, a deliberate way of being in the world while facing the uncertainties and tragedies and dark Read more [...]

Advent: Longing for the Light

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- We're still reflecting on Advent/Christmas and how to celebrate responsibly. "Advent is a season of dwelling in darkness – AND a season of intense yearning, a time of waiting, hoping, and longing for the light. Longing (or yearning) Read more [...]

Advent: Going Dark

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- "In a dark time, the eye begins to see." ~ Theodore Roethke In the long nights of the year, the world loiters in darkness. So too, during this season of Advent we are invited to dwell consciously and fully in the dark. It is counter-intuitive, Read more [...]

Advent: Celebrate Responsibly

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Daniel J. Miller

continued-- What does it mean to celebrate Advent and Christmas responsibly? What are the implications for me, for us? Read more here. Read more [...]

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