Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 05/18/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition: May
18-20, 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 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mk 16:15-20 R. (6) God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.  All you peoples, clap your hands,shout to God with cries of gladness, For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome, is the great king over all the earth. God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the LORD, amid trumpet blasts. Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our king, sing praise. For king of all the earth is God; sing hymns of praise. God reigns over the nations, God sits upon his holy throne. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Theology Note of the
Week Objectivism is a branch of philosophy which asserts that reality exists apart from the human mind and that the knowledge of this reality is based upon observation. |
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 Great Christian Thinkers: From the Early Church through the Middle Ages, by Pope Benedict XVI. Fortress Press 2011. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0800698517/ref=noism/christianspiritu/ 
Divided into four sections, the Pope writes of the heirs of the
apostles, great teachers of the ancient church, monks and missionaries,
and mystics, mendicants, and scholastics. These stories formed his
public weekly addresses in St. Peter’s Square. He covers some
1500 years of theology, controversy, and developments of church
doctrine. The pope’s intent was to encourage readers to engage in
serious and creative reflections on Christian teachings. These chapters contain stories of seventy ascetics, poets, mystics, popes, politicians, and missionaries. The author explains their religious convictions as well as the many struggles they endured for the faith. His information lifts the veil on the key framers of the pre-Reformation tradition and brings to light historical sketches and his own personal reflections in the area of theology, spirituality, devotion, and corporate religious life. He does not steer away from the struggles these persons experienced and compares these incidents with those of today. I found it personally interesting that Pope Benedict XVI waited until page 227 before he ever found a woman worthy of mention; there in the pages of the 12th century, he offers St. Hildegard of Bingen. Following that in the fall and winter of 2010, he gives the stories of a few more women, notably Clare, Mathilda, Gertrude, Bridget, Catherine of Siena, and Julian of Norwich. What spurred the Pope to write of women in September of 2010, was probably the apostolic letter of John Paul II in 1988 entitled Mulieris Dignitatem. To the men of the first 226 pages, I say “Blessed are you among women!” - 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=1391 - St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457): May 22 Born at Roccaporena in central Italy, Rita wanted to become a nun but was pressured at a young age into marrying a harsh and cruel man. During her 18-year marriage, she bore and raised two sons. After her husband was killed in a brawl and her sons had died, Rita tried to join the Augustinian nuns in Cascia. Unsuccessful at first because she was a widow, Rita eventually succeeded. Over the years, her austerity, prayerfulness and charity became legendary. When she developed wounds on her forehead, people quickly associated them with the wounds from Christ's crown of thorns. She meditated frequently on Christ's passion. Her care for the sick nuns was especially loving. She also counseled lay people who came to her monastery. Beatified in 1626, Rita was not canonized until 1900. She has acquired the reputation, together with St. Jude, as a saint of impossible cases. Many people visit her tomb each year. - - - Joke of the Week - Buy your grade? A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his test with a note saying "A dollar per point." The next class the professor handed the tests back out. This student got back his test and $64 change. - - - Web
Resource of the Week
Biblical Far Side - http://thefamily.com/2011/11/05/biblical-far-side/ These are just plain fun! I can imagine even Gary Larson of "Far Side" fame laughing out loud at some of these cartoons. |
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