Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 05/11/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition: May
11-13, 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: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1-4; 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. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Theology Note of the
Week A nun, especially in the Roman Catholic Church, those women who consecrate their lives to spiritual service and various religious orders within that church system. (Generally, nuns take vows of povery, chastity and obedience.) |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources (Easter
Season)
Jesus is Risen - Free! This e-pamphlet emphasizes that the cutting edge of a Christian's attitude is belief in the resurrection of Jesus. We examine the evidence for the resurrection and show how we can encounter the risen Christ today--how we can make sense of pain and problems, and learn to live the risen life. - for a more in-depth reflection - Jesus Alive in our Lives, by Philip St. Romain  This work bundles together
three related works previously published for different purposes. Part One - "The Meaning of the Resurrection," examines the evidence of the Resurrection and then treats its implications for the life of the believer. Part Two - "Encountering the Risen Christ," reflects on meeting the risen Christ in his four modes of present to us: personal/historical, communal, sacramental and cosmic. Part Three - "The Gift of the Spirit," notes the decisive role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of early Christian believers, and in our own as well. The theme running through these three parts is that Jesus of Nazareth is risen, and that we can come to know him and give evidence of his life and love in our own as well. Available in paperback and several eBook formats. - see http://shalomplace.com/psrbks.html for purchase options. - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty: And Say Yes to More Time, and What Matters Most to You, by Patti Breitman and Connie Hatch. Broadway Books, 2000. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767903803/ref=noism/christianspiritu/ - Also available as a Kindle eBook  This book begins with a poem by
Naomi Shihab Nye in which she gives this advice: When they say, Don't I
know you, say no. When they say Shall we get together, ask why. It's
not that you don't love them anymore...you are trying to remember
something too important to forget. When someone you haven't seen in ten
years appears at your door, don't start singing him all your new
songs...You will never catch up. Walk around feeling like a leaf. Know
you could tumble any second. Then decide what to do with your time.The author entitles her chapters with a NO in each one. Here are some of her NO's: No to requests for money; No to invitations, dates, and romantic entanglements; No to family and friends; No to kids; No to high-maintenance people; No to basics like lack of time, to a policy of not loaning money, no to changing your prepared plans, no to becoming close when you already have a close friend. This book also provides advice on personally learning how to take NO from someone you expected would say YES. Count the times folks say NO to you, and then reflect on your own need to give out NO's freely also. "Consider the countless ways that saying NO can enhance your life and bring you closer to your dreams." Reflect that in your life there will come many times that others will want of you more than you can comfortably give. You need not feel guilt in the situation. - 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=1384 - St. Isidore the Farmer (1070-1130): May 15  Isidore has become the patron of
farmers and rural communities. In particular he is the patron of
Madrid, Spain, and of the United States National Rural Life Conference.When he was barely old enough to wield a hoe, Isidore entered the service of John de Vergas, a wealthy landowner from Madrid, and worked faithfully on his estate outside the city for the rest of his life. He married a young woman as simple and upright as himself who also became a saint--Maria de la Cabeza. They had one son, who died as a child. Isidore had deep religious instincts. He rose early in the morning to go to church and spent many a holiday devoutly visiting the churches of Madrid and surrounding areas. All day long, as he walked behind the plow, he communed with God. His devotion, one might say, became a problem, for his fellow workers sometimes complained that he often showed up late because of lingering in church too long. He was known for his love of the poor, and there are accounts of Isidore's supplying them miraculously with food. He had a great concern for the proper treatment of animals. He died May 15, 1130, and was declared a saint in 1622 with Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila and Philip Neri. Together, the group is known in Spain as "the five saints." - - - Joke of the Week - Fifty years from now.... Three elderly people were talking about what their grandchildren would be saying about them fifty years from now. "I would like my grandchildren to say, 'He was successful in business,'" declared the first man. "Fifty years from now," said the second, "I want them to say, 'He was a loyal family man.'" Turning to the third one, a lady, he asked, "So what do you want them to say about you in fifty years?" "Me?" the third one replied. "I want them to say, 'She certainly looks good for her age.'" - - - Web
Resource of the Week
Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/ So many books, so little time! I know that many of you resonate with this famous quote by Frank Zappa. Because time is finite, you want to maximize your reading experience, and this web site can help you do just that. "Goodreads is a privately run 'social cataloging' website started in December 2006 by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur.[2] The website permits individuals to sign up and register books to create their library catalogs and reading lists. It also allows users to create their own groups of book suggestions and discussions." - wikipedia descriptor This is a great site to help you find books you'd be interested in reading and to discover what others are saying about these books. |
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