Weekend Edition - A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 07/16/10
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
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- Spiritual Growth Resource of the Month
- Weekend Readings
- Theology Note of the Week
- Saint of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Shalom Place Discussion Board
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
Spiritual Seeds
- http://shalomplace.com/inetmin/spiritualseeds/index.html
Spiritual Seeds is a CD produced by the team at Heartland Center
for Spirituality and members of the Dominican Sisters of Great
Bend, KS. Included are 15 reflections (3 - 5 minutes each) on
Christian spiritual living, with short musical interludes to help
create a reflective openness to the messages. The CD is created in
.aiff format so it will play on any CD player.
- Note: we now provide an option to purchase the messages as
podcasts (mp3 files) so you can listen to them on your computer or
mp3 player.
There are two sample messages you can listen to in Real Audio.
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21
R. (12b) Do not forget the poor, O Lord!
Why, O LORD, do you stand aloof?
Why hide in times of distress?
Proudly the wicked harass the afflicted,
who are caught in the devices the wicked have contrived.
For the wicked man glories in his greed,
and the covetous blasphemes, sets the LORD at nought.
The wicked man boasts, "He will not avenge it";
"There is no God," sums up his thoughts.
His mouth is full of cursing, guile and deceit;
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
He lurks in ambush near the villages;
in hiding he murders the innocent;
his eyes spy upon the unfortunate.
You do see, for you behold misery and sorrow,
taking them in your hands.
On you the unfortunate man depends;
of the fatherless you are the helper.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- False gods
Gods that are not real, but invented by men or inspired by demons.
The purpose of which is to deceive people so they do not believe in
the true and living God. Some of the false gods listed in the Bible
are Adrammelech and Anammelech (2 Kings 17:31), Asherah (1 Kings
15:13; 18:19), Ashtoreth (1 Kings 11:5,33), Baal (Judges 2:13; 1
Kings 16:31), Baalzebub (2 Kings 1:1-16; Luke 11:19-23), Dagon
(Judges 16:23-30), Molech/Moloch (Lev. 18:21; 20:1-5), Rimmon (2
Kings 5:18), and Tammuz (Ezekiel 8:14).
- http://www.carm.org/g
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- St. Apollinaris (1st C. A.D.)
According to tradition, St. Peter sent Apollinaris to Ravenna,
Italy, as its first bishop. His preaching of the Good News was so
successful that the pagans there beat him and drove him from the
city. He returned, however, and was exiled a second time. After
preaching in the area surrounding Ravenna, he entered the city
again. After being cruelly tortured, he was put on a ship heading
to Greece. Pagans there caused him to be expelled to Italy, where
he went to Ravenna for a fourth time. He died from wounds received
during a savage beating at Classis, a suburb of Ravenna. A
beautiful basilica honoring him was built there in the sixth
century.
- http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1445
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing, and Why," by
Phyllis Tickle. Baker Books, 2008.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0801013135/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
Long an astute observer of religion, Tickle examines a phenomenon
she refers to as the Great Emergence, a once-every-500-years trend
within Christianity, in which a new and "more vital" form of the
religion emerges. She believes such a development is happening now.
To make her case, she examines the complex history of Christianity
from Copernicus' heretical idea that the earth circled the sun to
the sixteenth-century Great Reformation to the Catholic
Counter-Reformation. She also examines the effect on religion of
great nineteenth- and twentieth-century cultural and social
upheavals including those wrought by Darwin's Origin of Species;
Faraday's field theory, which became foundational for the
technology we all take for granted today; and the theories of
Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Albert Einstein, and Joseph Campbell. She
explores the impact that the rise of the automobile has on
Christian worship and church service while also making brief forays
into the origins of Pentecostalism, the influence of Karl Marx,
Buddhism, Alcoholics Anonymous, recreational drug use, and the
changing roles of women and, hence, the notion of the traditional
family, in society since World War II. Somehow all these diverse
strands come together in a seamless fabric that, at fewer than 200
pages, is small but full of big ideas, a remarkable achievement of
synthesis and thoughtful reflections.
--June Sawyers, "Booklist"
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originating from our web site. Every little bit helps!
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wonderful people ready to help, using email and telephone
conferences to bridge the miles.
- Now providing -
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pertaining to a specific issue.
Spiritual Direction: ongoing relationship with a spiritual director
to become more attuned to God's presence in all of life.
See http://shalomplace.com/direction/
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
A variety of topics are under discussion.
Mel Gibson and "what women don't want" - Shalom Place Lounge
Is killing abortion providers morally acceptable? - Christian
Morality and Theology forum.
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
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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
Institute for Women's Spiritual Dynamics: holistic, flexible,
sensible Christian spirituality for women.
http://www.womensspiritualdynamics.com/
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: retreat center in central
Kansas..
http://heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
Serenity of the Mind: supportint those who served and who suffer
from PTSD.
http://serenityofthemind.com/default.html
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/
(Reach other people who have a similar interest in Christian
spirituality. Simply publish a link to Daily Spiritual Seed--
http://shalomplace.com/seed --on a prominent place on your web site
and we will reciprocate with a weekly link to your site in the
newsletter. Contact the Editor when you're ready to begin.)
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
What is Dominican spirituality?
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http://www.domlife.org/beingdominican/Spirituality/DominicanSpirituality.htm
Since we examined Franciscan spirituality last week, it seems only
fair to look at Dominican spirituality this week (and other types
in weeks to come). As I have been working at a retreat center
owned and staffed by Dominican sisters for over 12 years, I have
come to a good sense of what their spirituality is about. This web
site does a nice job in articulating the kinds of things I would
say as well. E.g., "To share with others the fruits of our
contemplation."
Also, "We find ourselves using phrases that succinctly say what is
in our hears. To Praise, To Bless to Preach, is a way of living
life that is aware that all of creation is a gift from God, thus we
give glory to God in praise. All of life is a moment when God wants
to infuse us with grace, and so we bless those around us and ask
God's blessing on the world. All of life is a Word from God, so our
urge is to preach it."
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- First day at school
The child comes home from his first day at school.
His Mother asks, "Well, what did you learn today?"
The kid replies, "Not enough. They want me to come back tomorrow."
(True story: my niece, Michelle, was so looking forward to going to
school so she could learn to read. After her first day, she
returned home in tears. "What's wrong?" asked her mother. "I
still don't know how to read," Michelle lamented.)
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- Kid's rates
A little child was in church for the first time and watched as the
ushers passed the offering plates.
When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster said in a
little voice loud enough for everyone to hear:
"Don't pay for me, Daddy. I'm under five."
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