Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Thu, 12/03/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
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- 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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Audio presentations (60 hrs.) and handout materials from the
two-year spiritual formation program offered at Heartland Center
for Spirituality in Great Bend, KS. Preview samples available.
Opportunity to purchase individual classes, courses, or the entire
series.
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Mt
9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8
Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6; Phil 1:4-6,
8-11; Lk 3:1-6
R. (3) The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with
joy.
When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion,
we were like men dreaming.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with rejoicing.
Then they said among the nations,
"The LORD has done great things for them."
The LORD has done great things for us;
we are glad indeed.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those who sow in tears
shall reap rejoicing.
Although they go forth weeping,
carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing,
carrying their sheaves.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Eutychianism
Eutychianism states that Christ's natures were so thoroughly
combined -- in a sense scrambled together -- that the result was
that Christ was not really truly able to relate to us as humans.
This is similar to Monophycitism. The problem is this implies that
Jesus was not truly God nor man. Therefore, He would be unable to
act as mediator and unable to truly atone for our sins.
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- December 6th. St. Nicholas.
Substantial information about St. Nicholas is that he was a bishop
of Myra, in S. W. Turkey, in the 4th century. When the Moslems cane
to Myra in tbe 11th century his relics were taken to Bari in Italy,
where the fine church of San Nicola was built to house them. It was
from this time that his popularity spread. Various incidents
recorded in the 'Acts' of St. Nicholas explain his patronage of
different groups: of children, through his miraculously restoring
to life three boys murdered by a butcher; of sailors, through his
saving of three of them off the Turkish coast; of young women
through his providing three of them with a bag of gold each as a
dowry to save them from prostitution (this being the origin of the
pawnbroker's sign of three golden balls). He is also, via his
patronage of children, Santa Claus, a custom originating in the Low
Countries and taken to North America by Dutch settlers. St.
Nicholas is the secondary patron of the city of Portsmouth.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/index.html
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
- Well, not exactly a book this week, but based on some . . .
TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Holiday (Christmas in
Connecticut 1945 / A Christmas Carol 1938 / The Shop Around the
Corner / It Happened on 5th Avenue)
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002GSXKQU/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1938) Reginald Owen portrays Charles Dickens'
holiday humbug Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser's miser who has a huge
change of heart after spirits whisk him into the past, present and
future. From sets to stars to story, this triumphant adaptation
adds a glow to the season. Like Tiny Tim's benediction, it blesses
us - every one. CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945) A magazine
columnist totally devoid of the homemaking skills espoused in her
column had better get some fast: her boss has invited himself and a
recently returned war hero to her home for Christmas. Laughs,
romance, holiday cheer: that's the recipe Barbara Stanwyck and a
stellar company follow in this perennial favorite. IT HAPPENED ON
5TH AVENUE Home for the holidays! GI families hit by the post-World
War II housing crunch take over an abandoned New York City mansion.
THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER In the third of their four screen
pairings, Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart engage in retail
romance wrapped in the ribbon of director Ernst Lubitsch's
trademark touch of wit and charm. They play bickering store clerks
who are unknowingly secret pen pals. Your patronage will be
cheerfully rewarded when you watch this enchanting tale.
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
Topics under discussion include:
Global warming - Religion and Culture forum
The world's most evil beliefs - Christian Morality and Theology
forum
Greetings from Russia - Shalom Place Lounge forum
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
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/
Serenity of the Mind: supportint those who served and who suffer
from PTSD.
http://serenityofthemind.com/default.html
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
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spirituality. Simply publish a link to Daily Spiritual Seed--
http://shalomplace.com/seed --on a prominent place on your web site
and we will reciprocate with a weekly link to your site in the
newsletter. Contact the Editor when you're ready to begin.)
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Advent video meditation
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8DWu6HfDaA
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, gives his
reflections on Advent: "It is a time of expectation and a time of
hope. A time, therefore, also of quiet".
Only 10 min. long and worth listening to.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- What happened to the . . .
A father was reading Bible stories to his young son.
He read, "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee
out of the city. But his wife looked back and was turned to salt."
His son asked, "What happened to the flea?"
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A Scottish atheist was spending a quiet day fishing in the lake
when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In
one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat at least a hundred
feet into the air. It then opened its mouth waiting below to
swallow them both.
As the Scotsman sailed head over heels and started to fall towards
the open jaws of the ferocious beast, he cried out, "Oh, my God!
Help me!"
Suddenly, the scene froze in place and as the atheist hung in
midair, a booming voice came out of the clouds and said, "I thought
you didn't believe in Me!"
"God, come on, give me a break!" the man pleaded, "Just seconds ago
I didn't believe in the Loch Ness monster either!"
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