WEBINAR: CHRISTIAN
PRAYER Drawing Closer to God Presented by Philip St. Romain, D. Min. July 1, 8, 15, 2015; 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. CDT Free-will donation
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This three week study will touch on a variety of themes related to Christian prayer:
* Definitions
* Jesus' teachings on prayer
* Prayer and
spirituality
* Prayer and faith
* Types of prayer
* Methods of prayer
* Aids and supports in prayer
* Dealing with distractions
* Prayer in the early Church
* Communal prayer methods
* Encounter with Eastern meditative methods
* Other topics surfacing in discussions
Participants will be encouraged to take times for prayer each day and to journal about their prayer experiences. An end-of-day examen will also be
recommended.
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Against an Infinite Horizon: The Finger of God in Our Everyday Lives, by Ronald Rolheiser. Crossroad, 2002. In his own wonderful way, Rohleiser seeks in this new book to help us change our eyesight, to take the ordinary everyday events
of work, relationships, love, family, sex, longing, fidelity, failure, sin, suffering, and death, and set them against the horizon of the eternal and the infinite. Faith can give us this double vision, so that we may see the ordinary yes, but also see that certain divine glow that emanates from the ordinary. He bids us look for the “finger of God in our lives;” he bids us contemplate the divine” according to Plato. Rolheiser treats us to a new focus on ordinary events and tries to show us how these might be seen and spoken of in the light of the infinite, the eternal, God. He does this through a variety of stories and examples from his own life and from the stories of
his friends. The many subtopics keep the chapters moving. The topics draw one into the wonder of everyday events, such as birth, death, justice, Eucharist, a good fireplace, companionship, anger, grief, unconditional love of God, prayer. “Ninety nine percent of life is doing the laundry and waiting for ecstasy—-and that is OK.” Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review. Paperback, Audio CD
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First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (d. 68): June 30
There were Christians in Rome within a dozen or so years after the death of Jesus, though they were not the converts of the “Apostle of the Gentiles” (Romans 15:20). Paul had not yet visited them at the time he wrote his great letter in 57-58 A.D..
There was a large Jewish population in Rome. Probably as a result of controversy between Jews and Jewish Christians, the Emperor Claudius expelled all Jews from Rome in 49-50 A.D. Suetonius the historian says that the expulsion was due to disturbances in the city “caused by the certain Chrestus” [Christ]. Perhaps many came back after Claudius’s
death in 54 A.D. Paul’s letter was addressed to a Church with members from Jewish and Gentile backgrounds.
In July of 64 A.D., more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire. Rumor blamed the tragedy on Nero, who wanted to enlarge his palace. He
shifted the blame by accusing the Christians. According to the historian Tacitus, many Christians were put to death because of their “hatred of the human race.” Peter and Paul were probably among the victims.
Threatened by an army revolt and
condemned to death by the senate, Nero committed suicide in 68 A.D. at the age of 31. americancatholic.org site
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