Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Thu, 09/10/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- Weekend Readings
- 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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SPIRITUAL GROWTH RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
Caring for the Self, Caring for the Soul: A Book on Spiritual
Development
by Philip St. Romain, D. Min.
- http://shalomplace.com/books/caress.html
Here is a book that provides an abundance of simple but substantive
resources to support pilgrims on the Christian spiritual journey.
Drawing from the riches of the Christian spiritual tradition,
Eastern mysticism, modern psychology, and the author's life
experiences, this book covers the following topics:
* Nature of the Soul
* Happiness and the Authentic Self
* Human Brokenness and Soul Sickness
* Walking with Christ
* Basics of Prayer
* Reconciliation and Healing
* Stages of Spiritual Growth
* Dynamics of the Heart
"This is a trustworthy guide to the high ground of 21st-century
spirituality. in the context of Christian belief and practice."
(from the back cover of the book)
No available in paperback and eBook (pdf) formats
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5 and 6-7; Lk
6:43-49
Sunday: Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Jas
2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35
R. (9)I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
I love the LORD because he has heard
my voice in supplication,
Because he has inclined his ear to me
the day I called.
The cords of death encompassed me;
the snares of the netherworld seized upon me;
I fell into distress and sorrow,
And I called upon the name of the LORD,
"O LORD, save my life!"
Gracious is the LORD and just;
yes, our God is merciful.
The LORD keeps the little ones;
I was brought low, and he saved me.
For he has freed my soul from death,
my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
I shall walk before the Lord
in the land of the living.
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Amazon.com gift cards - good for any occasion
- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067L6TQ/?tag=christianspiritu
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Doctrine
A set of accepted beliefs held by a group. In religion, it is the
set of true beliefs that define the parameters of that belief
system. Hence, there is true doctrine and false doctrine relative
to each belief set. In Christianity, for example, a true biblical
doctrine is that there is only one God in all existence (Isaiah
43:10; 44:6,8). A false doctrine is that there is more than one God
in all existence.
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- September 15th. St. Catherine of Genoa.
She was born of a noble family near the historic North Italian port
of Genoa in 1447 and married off at 16 to a husband who turned out
to be mean, irascible, lecherous, unfaithful, and usually absent
from home. Nevertheless her persistent fidelity to him, and
devotion to her faith, eventually achieved a change of heart in him
(a process recorded in the life of several female saints towards
their husbands, but never, it seems, the other way round). In 1473
they moved to a humble abode and jointly devoted themselves to the
sick; Catherine became matron of a hospital, putting her health at
risk in a plague in 1493, and again in 1496, one year before her
husband died. After his death, she continued her spiritual quest
but without becoming a Tertiary of one of the religious orders, as
would have been customary at the time. A contemplative and
visionary, she shared her experiences with others through her
writings (on Purgatory, and on the soul and the body). She died in
1510 and was canonised in 1740.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/index.html
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Care of Creation, a Franciscan spirituality of the earth," by Ilia
Delio, Keith Douglas Warner, and Pamela Wood. St. Anthony Messenger
Press, 1999.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0867168382/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
This is a book that should have been written and proclaimed years
ago for it provides the wisdom that the world needs. The care of
creation is no longer a religious issue, but one that comes
directly from St. Francis of Assisi. Good science is combined with
solid theology, and a sound explanation of the relationship of
faith and creation makes this a very readable and a book for today.
The authors provide a great service to earth and to all creation.
They urge readers to follow the footsteps of Jesus as they help
renew the earth.
The book begins with an admonition that the earth and all its
resources are in crisis and the response will take the efforts of
all the human community. All human creatures must be treated as
valuable, useful, but not to be taken for granted. Kinship with the
earth is a fundamental duty, lest we actually "lose the earth."
According to Duns Scotus, God created the earth with the
Incarnation in mind, and did not see the Incarnation just a
necessity in the sense of saving humanity from sin. Every creature
is a work of art, and must be honored as such, a true gift from the
Trinity, a sign of the divine Wisdom. At the heart of this book is
a profound conviction that responding to the Incarnation, the Word
made flesh, commits humanity to the interrelated world of flesh, to
the biological community of the earth.
The book ends with a valuable chapter on how to calculate one's own
individual carbon emissions. Provided are also ways of reflective
prayer as well as guided actions to "save the universe."
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
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pertaining to a specific issue.
Spiritual Direction: ongoing relationship with a spiritual director
to become more attuned to God's presence in all of life.
See http://shalomplace.com/direction/
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
Topics under discussion include:
Vuelto a lo divino - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
Yearning for the Holy Spirit - Christian Spirituality Issues forum.
Soul, body, preexistence - Christian Morality and Theology forum.
The Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith - Christian Morality
and Theology forum.
The Shroud of Turn - Book and Movie Reviews forum.
Personal sharing - Shalom Place Lounge
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
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
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/
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Christian Coalition of Apologetics Debate, Research and Evangelism
- http://www.christiancadre.org/purpose.html
This site is a comprehensive guide to the apologetic efforts of
CADRE members, as well as a guide to contemporary and traditional
Christian scholarship not affiliated with the CADRE. It is broad in
scope, offering websites and articles related to almost every facet
of Christian apologetics.
- from the website
They do cover an incredible array of issues, with links to helpful
topics. You'll want to bookmark this one as a reference site to
return to, I'm sure.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- Before texting . . .
A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway.
Glancing at the driver, he was astounded to see that the woman
behind the wheel was knitting!
Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren,
the trooper cranked down his window, turned on his bullhorn, and
yelled, PULLOVER!"
"NO," the woman yelled back, "IT'S A SCARF!"
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