Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 10/26/12
A Daily Spiritual Seed
Weekend Edition:
October 26-28, 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: Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126:1-6; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 R. (3) The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.  When the LORD brought back the captives of
Zion,we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad indeed. Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown, They shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves. - - - Amazon
Gift Cards - - - Spiritual Guidance - see http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
for these and hundreds of other
discussions. Temenos Catholic Worker:
support for homeless youth
in Polk Street neighborhood, San
Francisco. Theology Note of the
Week Biblically, paradise is the place of uninterrupted bliss. The Garden of Eden was considered a paradise. Jesus mentioned paradise while on the cross (Luke 23:43) and Paul also mentioned Paradise (2 Cor. 12:1-4). Some consider paradise to be the abode of people in the intermediate state while others believe it is the permanent location of the saved. *
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Featured Spiritual
Growth Resources
Critical Issues in Christian Contemplative Practice, by James Arraj and Philip St. Romain. Inner Growth Books and Videos. 2007.  .
. . we face the first sustained practical interest in contemplation
since the end of the 17th century, but already this enthusiasm has
raised critical questions that need to be addressed lest these new
beginnings go astray. Part I introduces us to three modern attempts to
renew the Christian life of prayer. Part II allows us to meet people
today who have had Christian experiences of prayer and contemplation.
Part III explores how the renewal of the Christian contemplative life
is interacting with Eastern forms of meditation. The material here came
originally from shalomplace.com and innerexplorations.com.Paperback - Kindle - ePub - - - Book (movie, CD) of the Week Still Point: Loss, Longing, and Our Search for God, by Regis Martin. Ave Maria Press, 2012. - - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594713413/?tag=christianspiritu (Paperback)  Martin tells his readers
that after the deaths of his mother and a brother, he was forced to
revisit all he ever knew about God plus his own deep desires. In the
process he came to reconcile the theology that comes through a lived
faith. Martin, as the father of ten children and a professor at the
Franciscan Steubenville University, brings a fresh view that will be of
profit to his readers .The author's aim is to offer wisdom to confront two mysteries, namely suffering and death. He does this with grace and poetic wit. He joins divine truth with the challenges life offers on a daily basis, and his insights are intended to bring encouragement and hope. The unknowns in life and in death are dealt with in ways that readers will see anew with the eyes of faith. In a vocabulary that is intriguing and exciting, Martin quotes poets, theologians, and even rock stars, the well known and the unknown, all the while captivating the hearts that are searching for fuller meaning in life's mysteries. This is not a book to amuse readers; it is a book that proclaims the Gospel in newer terms and moves to greater love and desire for the holy. In the introduction he begins with the idea of being lost and wanting to go home, the fear of death and the search for God. In the first chapter, he leads his readers to the horrors of the Holocaust and the strangled cry of Christ on the cross. In chapters, he asks "What if God does not want us after all?" "Why is it never hopeless to hope?" He ends his book with a chapter on the death of his brother, a brother who was estranged from the Church and from society because of his illness, yet accepted in death and granted the Last Rites of the Church. (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=1878 - St. Narcissus of Jerusalem (d. 215) - October 29  Life in second- and
third-century Jerusalem couldn't have been easy, but St. Narcissus
managed to live well beyond 100. Some even speculate he lived to 160.Details of his life are sketchy, but there are many reports of his miracles. The miracle for which he is most remembered was turning water into oil for use in the church lamps on Holy Saturday when the deacons had forgotten to provide any. We do know that Narcissus became bishop of Jerusalem in the late second century. He was known for his holiness, but there are hints that many people found him harsh and rigid in his efforts to impose church discipline. One of his many detractors accused Narcissus of a serious crime at one point. Though the charges against him did not hold up, he used the occasion to retire from his role as bishop and live in solitude. His disappearance was so sudden and convincing that many people assumed he had actually died. Several successors were appointed during his years in isolation. Finally, Narcissus reappeared in Jerusalem and was persuaded to resume his duties. By then, he had reached an advanced age, so a younger bishop was brought in to assist him until his death. - - - Web
Resource of the Week
All About Halloween - http://www.history.com/topics/halloween  "Straddling the line between fall and
winter, plenty and paucity, life and death, Halloween is a time of
celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the
ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires
and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. In the eighth century,
Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints
and martyrs; the holiday, All Saints' Day, incorporated some of the
traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows' Eve
and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular,
community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such
as trick-or-treating. In a number of countries around the world, as the
days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to usher
in the winter season with gatherings, costumes and sweet treats."- from the web site The discussion continues. There are also a number of links to relevant articles, videos and other resources. Very informative! - - - Joke of the Week - Memory problems The man looked a little worried when the doctor came in to administer his annual physical, so the first thing the doctor did was to ask whether anything was troubling him. "Well, to tell the truth, Doc, yes," answered the patient. "You see, I seem to be getting forgetful. I'm never sure I can remember where I put the car, or whether I answered a letter, or where I'm going, or what it is I'm going to do once I get there -- if I get there. So, I really need your help. What can I do?" The doctor mused for a moment, then answered in his kindest tone, "Pay me in advance." (from http://www.pacprod.com/jokes.pl) |
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