Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 06/15/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition: June
15-17, 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: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34 R. (cf. 2a) Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.  It is good to give thanks to the LORD,to sing praise to your name, Most High, To proclaim your kindness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night. The just one shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow. They that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bear fruit even in old age; vigorous and sturdy shall they be, Declaring how just is the LORD, my rock, in whom there is no wrong. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. The Ark: Providing
a variety of scripture and lectionary study resources. Theology Note of the
Week Omnipresence is an attribute of God alone. It is the quality of being present in all places at all times (Jer. 23:23.4). He is not bound by time and space. If there are alternate dimensions, he is there. If there are alteranate realities, he is there. God's omnipresence does not mean that nature is a part of God (pantheism) and is, therefore, to be worshiped. Creation is separate from God, is created by him, but it is not independent of him since it exists because of him. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
 Discerning
God's Will, by Philip St. Romain. Contemplative Ministries, Inc.
2012.Anyone seeking to grow spiritually would do well to learn more about discernment. One can obtain lofty degrees in biblical studies or theology, but such do not necessarily help one to live in God’s will. Indeed, the phrase, “God’s will,” holds lots of baggage for many, especially those who have suffered religious abuse. Nevertheless, we cannot dispense of the topic as it is central to any theistic approach to spirituality such as we find in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. These religions affirm that not only is there a God or Creator, but that God’s nature is personal and relational. It follows that God created each of us to do some kind of work on this planet during our brief sojourn. Finding out what that work might be is the concern of discernment. (From the Introduction) Price: $2.99 - PDF version - Kindle Edition - ePub Edition (check iBookstore for availability). - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week The Great Mantle: The Life of Giuseppe Melchiore Sarto, by Katherine Burton. Longmans, Green, and Co. 1951. - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0006ASAP6/ref=noism/christianspiritu/  In these days when the
present Pope, his predecessor, cardinals, and bishops are not
receiving high marks for being holy and wise persons, take the
time to refresh your mind and soul by reading this 1950 version of the
life of Pope Pius X, who served as the Holy Father from 1903 to 1914.
One of his greatest achievements was to declare that children as young
as four could understand what Eucharist meant and were worthy to
receive It when they could discern the difference between plain bread
and the Body of Christ. My father was born in 1875 and had
to wait until he was twelve to receive his First Holy Communion.
When I turned seven in late 1928, my Dad deemed I was ready for First
Communion and received permission from the local pastor that Christmas,
1928, was one of the most important days of my life. Guiseppe, a cobbler’s son, grew up in a devout Catholic family, willing to make great sacrifices in order that the youth might be educated and became a priest. His father died when Guiseppe had just started his second year in the seminary. He feared he would have to discontinue his studies and assist at home. But his good mother made it possible that Guiseppe continue his studies and eventually be ordained. As priest, bishop, cardinal, and as Pope, Father Guiseppe loved the church and gave himself generously whenever there was a need. His great interest in the poor, the oppressed, and the disadvantages tugged at his heart and he constantly gave away his own clothes, his gold watch, and other expensive gifts to provide food and clothing for the needy. He had a special interest in good church music and insisted on the use of Gregorian chant. He encouraged frequent reception of the Eucharist, and decreed that the very young receive at an early age. Endowed with a brilliant mind, Pope Pius X maintained a deep prayer life, celebrating his Mass usually at 4 or 5 in the morning. His motto as Holy Father was “to restore all things in Christ.” Katherine Burton has blessed the world with this precious story that is very fresh and new, even after sixty-two years . - 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=1422 - St. Thomas More (1478-1535): June 22  His belief that no lay ruler has
jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost Thomas More his life.Beheaded on Tower Hill, London, July 6, 1535, he steadfastly refused to approve Henry VIII’s divorce and remarriage and establishment of the Church of England. Described as “a man for all seasons,” More was a literary scholar, eminent lawyer, gentleman, father of four children and chancellor of England. An intensely spiritual man, he would not support the king’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Nor would he acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church in England, breaking with Rome and denying the pope as head. More was committed to the Tower of London to await trial for treason: not swearing to the Act of Succession and the Oath of Supremacy. Upon conviction, More declared he had all the councils of Christendom and not just the council of one realm to support him in the decision of his conscience. - - - Joke of the Week - Harmonica... "Thanks for the harmonica you gave me for Christmas," little Joshua said to his uncle the first time he saw him after the holidays. "It's the best present I ever got." "That's great," said his uncle. "Do you know how to play it?" "Oh, I don't play it," the little fellow said. "My mom gives me a dollar a day not to play it during the day and my dad gives me five dollars a week not to play it at night. - - - Web
Resource of the Week
The Four Attitudes of Happiness - http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sapient-nature/201106/the-four-attitudes-happiness Do you want to be happy most of the time? Of course you do! Do you believe you have a choice about this? Actually, you do, and this article by Raj Raghunathan, Ph.D. explains how. Here's a teaser: If
emotions are always preceded by thoughts that are idiosyncratic to the
emotion in question, it follows that we can change the emotion by
changing the thoughts. Theoretically speaking, we could experience an
entirely different emotion by merely re-interpreting a situation. For
instance, the anger you feel at your boss for denying you a promotion
can turn into gratitude if you focused, instead, on the fact that he
hasn't fired you.
Sounds simple, right? Anytime you experience a negative emotion, all you need to do is to come up with a more positive re-interpretation of the event that induced the negative emotion and voila, you will start feeling positive! |
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