Thanks you ADD Irregulars, Curmudgeons and Patrons of Padre's for the thoughtful expressions and well wishes on my birthday. I wrote the following to my parish families and while I don't celebrate Mass with you, I do remember you when I am celebrating. Thank you for being a blessing in my life of community, laughter, thoughtful discussion and grounded reality.
My prayer for you always
Dear parishioners,
Many thanks to all of you for your prayers, well-wishes and notes of kindness and thoughtfulness on my birthday. I thank God everyday for the gift of life and faith in His Son and my greatest joy is to share that with all of you at Mass and the other Sacraments. Celebrating the Eucharist is the greatest joy of my life, praying with you and for you as we remember the great sacrifice of Jesus is the best experience of our lives on this side of Redemption. Jesus not only offers this great gift of love, He actively invites to participate in it and imitate Him in making what we do at Mass the pattern of our lives as His disciples. As the most recent Sunday Gospel’s have reminded us, nothing is more important in our lives than becoming His disciples and living in His grace and love. When we strive to be people of prayer and service, humility finds a home in our hearts and wisdom transforms our souls.
Peace,
Fr. Tom
A Prayer for Autumn
O God, of whose love comes sunshine and flowers, great spreading trees, sunset and dawn, and all the wondrous pageantry of the changing year, we praise Thee that Thou dost come to us through all the beauty of Thy world. We thank Thee for sudden swift glimpses of Thy beauty: a sudden sight of flowers in city streets; raindrops shining in the sun; cobwebs gemmed with dew; stars reflected in a roadside puddle; shadows moving up a grassy slope; leafy trees in the lamplight; green moss on a stone wall; the sun on the bark of a fir tree. For these and all sudden showings of Thy beauty we praise and adore Thee.
Creator of life and light, we bless Thee for the beauty of the world; we thank Thee for physical joy; for the ecstasy of swift motion; for deep water to swim in; for the goodly smell of rain on dry ground; for hills to climb and hard work to do; for music that lifts our hearts in one breath to heaven; for all Thy sacraments of beauty and joy, we thank Thee, Lord.
Short Prayers for the Long Day, Giles & Melville Harcourt
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM (CST)
Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
Coffee Talk - Daily beginning at 6:00 AM Central Time Zone - USA
White Pilled Wednesday - A break from the heaviness of news and current events to focus upon things more personal & positive for the first hour of Coffee Talk.
Afternoon Chats - Most Tuesday, Friday & Sundays 2:00 PM Central
Other chats as posted in the community.
