Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 07/13/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition: July
13-15, 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: Am 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14; Eph 1:3-14; Mk 6:7-13 R. (8) Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation.  I will hear what God proclaims;the LORD --for he proclaims peace. Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him, glory dwelling in our land. Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. The LORD himself will give his benefits; our land shall yield its increase. Justice shall walk before him, and prepare the way of his steps. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Philothea.net: promoting
the love of God as expressed in The First Great Commandment. Theology Note of the
Week Ontology is the study of the nature of being, its essence, its relation to existence. It is the study of the most basic essence of what something is beyond which it cannot be known. |
Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources SpiritLife* Spiritual Enrichment * Spiritual Director Formation (optional) Classes begin August 25, 2012 Heartland Center for Spirituality. Great Bend, KS See http://heartlandspirituality.org/spiritlife Online Option (whole course or individual classes) - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week Catechism of the Summa Theologica, by R.P. Thomas Pegues O.P. Roman Catholic Books, 1922. (reprinted, 2009, 2012) - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1477562621/ref=noism/christianspiritu/ - also available in hardback and for Kindle 
During my contemplative retreat in the summer of 2012, I decided that I
would not go to the library and check out a book for reading. But one
day I was lured to the library and found this small volume devoted to
the Summa Theologica, and after reading a few pages I was hooked. I was
amazed that whereas in the large Summa, St. Thomas takes two or three
pages to answer even a simple question he introduced, here Pegues could
give the answer in a Yes or a No, or in a few lines. I decided that in
my contemplative prayer time, I was about learning more about God and
the attributes of God, and that St. Thomas Aquinas could be my best
teacher. It had been a long time since I lunged around the three
big blue volumes of the Summa when I was studying for a Master's in
theology. Perhaps it was time to go back to Thomas for a refresher. Pegues opened the First Part on God as Sovereign. I began reading the Summa with new eyes as I studied the attributes of God and was amazed at all God has done and is doing that I might be all I am called to be. God gave me being, life, Jesus as Saviour, creation, the Trinity, the angels, an intellect and will, grace sanctifying and actual, the Decalogue, the virtues theological and moral, body and soul, five senses, passions, heaven as a goal, human companions, the sacraments, the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit, and so much more...all this that I might attain what God had planned for me for all eternity. That was as far as I read during retreat but now that I have finished the book I have learned more and more about Jesus Christ, an indepth expose of the sacraments, and the four last things. I recommend this book to beginners and to so called experts in the spiritual life. (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=1447 - St. Francis Solano (1549-1610): July 14 
Francis came from a leading family in Andalusia, Spain. Perhaps it was
his popularity as a student that enabled Francis in his teens to stop
two duelists. He entered the Friars Minor in 1570, and after ordination
enthusiastically sacrificed himself for others. His care for the sick
during an epidemic drew so much admiration that he became embarrassed
and asked to be sent to the African missions. Instead he was sent to
South America in 1589.While working in what is now Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, Francis quickly learned the local languages and was well received by the indigenous peoples. His visits to the sick often included playing a song on his violin. Around 1601 he was called to Lima, Peru, where he tried to recall the Spanish colonists to their baptismal integrity. Francis also worked to defend the indigenous peoples from oppression. He died in Lima and was canonized in 1726. - - - Joke of the Week - A few fun definitions . . . ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CHICKENS: The only creatures you eat before they are born and after they are dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out. EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation. GOSSIP: A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage. HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage. INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better. RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn. SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time. TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today. YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed. WRINKLES: Something other people have. You have character lines. - - - Web Resource of the Week Daily Word Jumble - http://www.zdaily.com/jumble.shtml Sometimes you just need to take a break and have a little fun. This is a simple word jumble -- only four words. But they are challenging. Lots of other links to games, quotes and humor on this page. Enjoy! |
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