Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 05/15/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Theology Institute 2009
- Commerce Corner
- Theology Note of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Shalom Place Discussion Board
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5; Jn 15:18-21
Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1
Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17
R. (cf. 2b) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
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THEOLOGY INSTITUTE 2009
Christianity in the 21st Century: Dynamics of Spiritual
Transformation
Presented by Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min., and Kathryn
Damiano, Ph.D.
June 12-16, 2009
Heartland Center for Spirituality
Great Bend, KS
$250 - includes registration, room and board
Christianity shapes and is shaped by the worldview of the various
cultures in which it is to be found .It is good to understand these
worldviews, and their formative influences. Nevertheless, the
Gospel is not to be identified with any particular culture or
system; it ultimately transcends these. Join us to explore how the
Spirit is calling us forth as a people during these times of
transition.
- see http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/programs.html#theology
for full-description brochure and payment options.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
Conditional immortality
The view that immortality is given only to those Christians who
believe in Christ. The rest are destroyed and do not exist. Some
adherents to conditional immortality believe that the wicked will
be punished in hell for a period proportional to their sins and
then they are annihilated.
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
(Note: this is not what Catholics and most mainline Protestant
Christians believe.)
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Out of the Depths: The story of Ludmila Javorova, ordained Roman
Catholic priest," by Miriam Therese Winter. Crossroad, 2001.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824518896/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
While communism was in full force in Eastern Europe, a generous and
bold lady called Ludmila Javorova was asked to serve the oppressed
Catholics as an ordained a Roman Catholic priest. This was
dangerous business and carried with it the risk of being disowned
by Roman authorities, her family and friends, as well as by her
communistic country folk.
On what authority was she ordained? A bishop in good standing with
the Church, Bishop Felix Maria Davidek, had begun teaching a group
of seminarians (men and women) in an underground seminary. Knowing
that there were many needs among his Catholic flock that he alone
could not take care of, he asked Ludmila to assist him in his
ministry. Eventually he asked her if she wanted to be ordained. The
Pope had previously told the bishop that he should do whatever was
needed to fill the spiritual needs of the people. Bishop Davidek
ordained several married men and a few women, among them Ludmila.
Her priesthood involved her in many and humiliating incidents; for
one, she had to tell no one that she had been ordained, not even
her father and her brother who were also ordained. Those who knew,
often abused her and offered insults. Through it all, Ludmila "grew
in virtue and in grace," offering Mass alone and under duress. She
often listened to the pain suffered by those who had no confessors,
and yet she could not openly give them absolution. Ludmila became a
prophet for the Catholic Church and proved that ministering to the
people of God could be done by women in ways that men could not
imitate.
This book shows the portrait of a bishop with courage who ordained
Ludmila despite opposition from the faint of heart. It gives the
story of a brave selfless woman who grew in the gifts of the Spirit
silently and courageously. This story ends with an edict from Rome
after communism fell in the Czech Church that Ludmila had to end
her priestly activities. She obeyed.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
The discussion board has a new home:
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
A few active discussions:
On the nature of evil - Christian Morality and Theology forum.
Spiritual pride - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
Stripping the Gurus: Sex, Violence, Abuse and Enlightenment - Book
and Movie Reviews forum.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer: resources for spiritual growth.
http://fromholyground.org/index.htm
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Angels and Demons, movie review
- http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/movies/15ange.html
This one isn't creating as much buzz as "The Da Vinci Code," most
likely because the author (Dan Brown) of the novel upon which the
film is based doesn't blur the lines between fact and fiction quite
so much, nor insist that the latter is the former quite so
emphastically. I haven't seen it, but don't expect to have to do
counseling and workshops to address the kinds of issues raised in
"Code." It just might be a fun, quasi-religious action adventure.
After all, isn't everything Tom Hanks stars in good? (Err . . .
well . . . not necessarily . . .)
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- King's birthday
Many years ago, in the south pacific, there was a small island
kingdom that was ruled by a kind and benevolent King. Each year, on
the King's birthday, the residents of the island gave the King a
new throne as token of their love and respect for him.
And each year, the King would put last years gift up in the attic
of his small grass house. After many years of ruling the island,
the weight of the large number of birthday presents stored up in
the attic became too heavy and caused the house to collapse down on
the King.
Moral to the story is: He who lives in grass house, shouldn't stow
thrones.
(Bet you saw that coming, didn't you?)
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(Bonus!)
A teenager was always asking his father if he could borrow the
family car. Pushed to the limit, the father asked his son why he
thought God had given him two feet.
Without hesitation, the son replied, "That's easy, one for the
clutch and one for the brake and accelator."
(Thanks, Carol!)
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