Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 01/02/09
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Commerce Corner
- Theology Note of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Email Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Premium Groups
- Spiritual Enrichment Resource
- Email Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Discussion Board
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:29-34
Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph
3:2-3a, 5-6 ; Mt 2:1-12
R. (cf. 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts;
the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute.
All kings shall pay him homage,
all nations shall serve him.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
the lives of the poor he shall save.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Adoptionism
Adoptionism is an error concerning Jesus that first appeared in the
second century. Those who held it denied the preexistence of Christ
and, therefore, His deity. Adoptionists taught that Jesus was
tested by God and after passing this test and upon His baptism He
was granted supernatural powers by God and adopted as the Son. As a
reward for His great accomplishments and perfect character Jesus
was raised from the dead and adopted into the Godhead.
- http://www.carm.org/dictionary.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Celine, Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face, Sister and Witness to
St. Therese of the Child Jesus," by Stephane -Joseph Piat OFM.
Ignatius, 1997.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0898706025/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
Celine was the closest sister and friend of the Little Flower and
had a great influence on her. Celine also became a very holy woman
herself.
Growing up together in the Martin family, Therese was four years
younger than Celine and the two were constant companions and
playmates during their childhood days. They played and spent many
hours in prayer together, as they planned their futures. They both
entered the same cloister and their spiritual paths intertwined
even more than their childhood days.
With great sorrow, Celine witnessed the last days of agonizing
suffering of Therese as she lay dying. Later Celine offered the
world the autobiography of Therese, Story of a Soul.
Celine's spiritual path was also strewn with difficulties,
struggles, temptations, and times of darkness. She became
discouraged because her faults refused to be uprooted. But she
tried to follow theLittle Way that her sister had outlined so
clearly, remaining faithfully courageous until her death on
February 25, 1959. She was eighty-nine years and ten months old.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
Divinity and consciousness: the differences - Christian morality
and theology forum.
Christianity and psycho-social development - Christian spirituality
issues forum.
Watching Afghanistan - Religion and Culture forum.
- see http://shalomplace.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php to read up on
what's being discussed these days.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer: resources for spiritual growth.
http://fromholyground.org/index.htm
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Best Top 10s of 2008
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Computer/Internet related, but not all -- like the best Top 10
"How-to" videos. Check it out and you'll learn how to do a perfect
fold on T shirts, how to open a bottle of beer using paper, etc.
Very useful stuff!
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- The Baseball Bat -
After spending 3-1/2 hours enduring the long lines, surly clerks
and insane regulations at the department of motor vehicles, a lady
stopped at a toy store to pick up a gift for her son. She brought
her selection - a baseball bat to the cash register.
"Cash or charge," the clerk asked.
"Cash," she snapped. Then apologizing for her rudeness, she
explained, "I've spent the afternoon at the motor-vehicle bureau. I
am not too sane right now!!"
"Shall I gift wrap the bat?" the clerk asked sweetly, "Or or you
going back?"
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- Bonus: Two dumb fishermen
Two fishermen, Paul and Jim, decided to rent a boat on a lake for
their favorite sport. After fishing for 4 hours at various places
around the lake with no luck at all they decided to try one more
spot before calling it quits. Suddenly things started to happen and
they caught their limit inside of twenty minutes.
Paul said, Hey we should mark this spot, so next time we will know
where to come,
Jim says good idea, and he took out a can of spray paint and made a
large X on the floor of the boat to mark the spot.
With that Paul says, why did you do that, now anyone who rents this
boat will know where to fish.
(Note: this same joke has made the rounds for years in south
Louisiana, with significant embellishments.)
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