Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 02/10/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition:
February 10-12, 2012
| Contents: - Weekend Scripture Readings - Spiritual Guidance - Discussion Board highlights - Affiliate Web Sites - Theology Note of the Week - Spiritual Growth Resources. - Book of the Week - Saint of the Week - Joke of the Week - Web Resource of the Week - - - Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31-11:1; Mk 1:40-45 R. (7) I turn to you, Lord, in time of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salvation.  Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,whose sin is covered. Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt, in whose spirit there is no guile. Then I acknowledged my sin to you, my guilt I covered not. I said, "I confess my faults to the LORD," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just; exult, all you upright of heart. - - - Amazon
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Christian. Theology Note of the
Week Morality is the distinction between right and wrong. It is the determination of what should be done and what should not be done. Morals deal with behaviors as well as motives. There is a great deal of discussion on what is the source or morals and whether or not they are objective. Biblically, morals are derived from God's character and revealed to us through the Scriptures. Morals differ among cultures and there are morals that are relative, i.e., dependent upon situations and context. For example, people drive on different sides of the street in different countries. Bowing is morally acceptable in one culture and kissing the cheek is in another. But there are other morals which seem to be universally true. For example, it is morally wrong to murder. It is morally wrong to torture babies merely for your personal pleasure. Subjects of morality vary but deal with "oughts" of person to person relationships as well as person to animal, and person to enviornment. Therefore, subjects of morality include marriage, discipling, honesty, business transactions, contracts, child rearing, etc. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
Co-operating with the Spirit to Grow in Grace - by Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min. The language of consent figures prominently in the lives of many biblical figures. God, it seems, breaks into their lives with an invitation, leaving them free to consent or to refuse. From Abraham to Moses to David and Mary, we find this dynamic of invitation and consent at work to bring forth new life and transformation. It is as though God so respects the freedom we were given as to ask our co-operation in bringing forth God's dream for the earth and its inhabitants. Nothing has changed in that regard since biblical times. God still invites, and we respond one way or another to these initiatives. Sometimes the call comes through loud and clear; other times it is subtle and delicate. Once we hear the call, however, we must reply; we cannot avoid doing so, for to ignore the call is itself a kind of reply. To find out more about The Five Consents and sign up for this free, online resource, see http://shalomplace.com/inetmin/fiveconsents/index.html - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1590561155/ref=noism/christianspiritu/ Sowing Seeds: Essentials for Small Community Leaders, by Renew International, 2008. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1930978588/ref=noism/christianspiritu/  This little book will prove to be very
helpful for groups or parishes who are interested in the ways of
small Christian communities. It gives insights and practical
suggestions to help small community leaders guide groups in ways that
may nourish spiritual growth. This book has ideas and
strategies that will prove helpful for groups who wish to reflect
on the Scriptures and discover ways to respond to the Word of God.Sowing Seeds suggests ways of dealing with one another effectively in cases of vulnerability, acceptance, expectancy, and constancy. One commentator says of this book she believes that leaders will find confidence, reassurance, skill, and inspiration in serving small communities in Sowing Seeds. This book contains tips and techniques for leading small groups. Some of the chapter headlines are: sample schedules for small communities, five elements of small Christian communities, project planning, building community through listening, bridges to effective listening, naming your community, sample commitment, barriers to effective listening, evaluation for small communities, and leaven for transforming the world. "In small communities we come together as Christians to pray; to explore what the Scriptures mean to us, especially through the teachings of the church; to develop a more personal relationship with God; to experience community; and to examine how we can best live out the Word of God in our lives." (Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.) Make the Christian Spirituality Bookstore your starting point for online shopping at Amazon.com. You can buy books, cds, videotapes, software, appliances and many other products at discount prices. As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases originating from our web site. Every little bit helps! http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html - - - Saint of the Week - http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1889 - St. Claude la Colombière (1641-1682): February 15  This is a special day
for the Jesuits, who claim today's saint as one of their own. It's also
a special day for people who have a special devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus--a devotion Claude la Colombière promoted, along with his
friend and spiritual companion, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. The
emphasis on God's love for all was an antidote to the rigorous moralism
of the Jansenists, who were popular at the time.Claude showed remarkable preaching skills long before his ordination in 1675. Two months later he was made superior of a small Jesuit residence in Burgundy. It was there he first encountered Margaret Mary Alacoque. For many years after he served as her confessor. He was next sent to England to serve as confessor to the Duchess of York. He preached by both words and by the example of his holy life, converting a number of Protestants. Tensions arose against Catholics and Claude, rumored to be part of a plot against the king, was imprisoned. He was ultimately banished, but by then his health had been ruined. He died in 1682. Pope John Paul the Second canonized Claude la Colombière in 1992. - - - Joke of the Week - Romantic cats . . . A tom cat and a tabby cat were courting on a back fence at night. The tom leaned over to the tabby with pent up passion and purred... "I'll die for you" The tabby gazed at him from under lowered eye lids and asked, "How many times?". - - - Web
Resource of the Week
Dallas Willard - http://www.dwillard.org/  Dallas Willard is a
leading writer and lecturer on Christian spiritual formation. He
has taught at USC since 1965, where he was Director of the School of
Philosophy from 1982-1985. He has also taught at the University of
Wisconsin (Madison, 1960-1965), and has held visiting appointments at
UCLA (1969) and the University of Colorado (1984).His philosophical publications are mainly in the areas of epistemology, the philosophy of mind and of logic. . . He also lectures and publishes in religion. His most recent book, Knowing Christ Today, was published in May 2009. The Great Omission, which was published in 2006, received a "Christianity Today" annual Book Award in the Christian Living category in 2007. Renovation of the Heart was published in May 2002, and received Christianity Today's 2003 Book Award in the category of Spirituality. The Divine Conspiracy was released in 1998 and selected Christianity Today's "Book of the Year" for 1999. The Spirit of the Disciplines appeared in 1988, and Hearing God (1999) first appeared as In Search of Guidance in 1984 (2nd edition in 1993). |
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