Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Thu, 07/16/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- Theology Note of the Week
- Saint of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- 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: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6; Mt
20:20-28
Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18; Eph
4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15
R. (cf. 16) The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might.
The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food in due season;
you open your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
Codependency Recovery and Christian Spirituality
by Philip St. Romain, D. Min.
- http://shalomplace.com/inetmin/codep/index.html
* How has the concept of codependency affected our views of
love and selfless giving?
* Does the Church teach codependency in the name of Christian
love?
* What does Christian spirituality have to contribute unto
recovery from codependent attitudes and behavior?
These and other issues will be explored in these reflections by Dr.
St. Romain.
Free online audio with handouts.
Podcasts and book available for purchase.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Deism
The belief that God exists but is not involved in the world. It
maintains that God created all things and set the universe in
motion and is no longer involved in its operation. (Compare with
atheism that says there is no God, deism that says there is a God
but he is not involved in the world, and theism which states that
there is a God and he is involved in the world.)
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- July 25th. St. Christopher.
Was he or wasn't he? Officially removed from the calendar of the
Church, he remains a popular patron for travellers. Allegedly put
to death in Bithynia (in Turkey) in the 3rd. Century, he is one of
the so-called 'Fourteen Holy Helpers'. His story is contained in
the great medieval collection the 'Golden Legend'. This makes him a
man of colossal build who was converted to Christ, taught by a
hermit, and given the duty of helping travellers cross a river. One
day he took a little child who weighed so much that the saint was
forced down. The child revealed himself as Christ, who had loaded
Christopher (="Christ-bearer") with the weight of the world
Christopher was told to plant his staff in the ground, and like
Aaron's staff [Numbers 17:8] it budded and bore flowers and dates.
Wall-paintings of the giant Christopher were popular in churches;
placed on the north wall opposite the door, they were the first
thing one saw on entering. Legend had it that anyone who saw an
image of Christopher would not die that day. Hence the popularity
of the Christopher medal in cars, bearing the inscription "Behold
St. Christopher, and go thy way in safety".
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/index.html
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"The Creed: what Christians believe and why it matters," by Luke
Timothy Johnson. Image, 2004.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385502486/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
Catholic theologian Johnson knows that the creed, although it is
recited by millions of worshippers every Sunday, is far from being
well understood. He also knows, clearly from personal experience,
that much of what the creed affirms-from a personal Creator to a
final resurrection-is the butt of jokes at fashionable dinner
parties. This book is his careful attempt to explain to perplexed
Christians, with attention to their dinner-party friends, why an
ancient confession of faith still makes sense in the modern world.
Exploring the Nicene creed line by line, Johnson introduces readers
to the history behind each phrase, both in Christian Scripture and
in church tradition, and he defends its relevance to faith today.
While this approach is similar to that of Catholic apologists like
Scott Hahn and Patrick Madrid, Johnson diverges from them in his
willingness to sharply criticize both the secular modern world and
his own tradition when he sees either one denying the powerful,
liberating truths that the creed expresses. Both fundamentalists
and progressive Christians (liberation theologians, feminists and
devotees of the "historical Jesus") get equal-time rebuttals as
well.
- from Publishers Weekly
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
The discussion board has a new home:
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
A few active discussions:
Challenges for the church - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
From false gods to Christ - Transformative Experiences forum.
Vocal, conversational prayer - Christian Spirituality Issues 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 (retreat center in central
Kansas).
http://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
Overview of Basic Christian Beliefs
- http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_beli1.htm
It's not often that you can find a single web page that summarizes
so much. Liberal/progressive Christians will take issue with a
number of points, but it's clear that the points made have been
"mainstream" for many centuries. Read them over and see how your
own beliefs compare. Then come and discuss on the Shalom Place
Discussion forum, if you'd like to share your responses with others
and get some feedback.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- A mother's advice:
A mother was anxiously awaiting her daughter's plane. She had just
come back from a far away land trying to find adventure.
As the daughter was exiting the plane, the mother noticed a man
directly behind her daughter dressed in feathers with exotic
markings all over his body and carrying a shrunken head. The
daughter introduced this man as her new husband.
The mother gasped in disbelief and disappointment and screamed, "I
said for you to marry a RICH Doctor! A RICH Doctor!"
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