Weekend Edition - Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Wed, 10/29/08
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Commerce Corner (new)
- Saint 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: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; 1 Jn
3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a
Sunday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Rom 5:5-11;
Jn 6:37-40
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me in right paths
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- November 4th. St. Charles Borromeo.
He was born in 1538 in Northern Italy in a family surrounded by
favours and privileges. These included not only the revenues of the
local abbey, but a whole series of honours heaped on him by his
uncle, Cardinal de Medici, Pope Pius IV. At the age of 22, for
example, he was a Cardinal (though not a priest), administrator of
the Diocese of Milan and to all and intents and purposes Papal
Secretary of State. When Pius IV convoked the final session of the
ongoing Counter-Reformation Council of Trent, Charles Borromeo
threw himself into its work with zeal, as if casting off all hints
of the old regime. He was inspirational in the fields of doctrine
and catechism, discipline, and liturgy. In 1564 he was ordained
priest and in 1566 made Bishop of Milan; as a sign of how bad
things had become, he was the first Bishop to live in the diocese
for 80 years. He saw the need for a well-educated clergy, living
properly spiritual lives, and enlisted the support of new religious
Orders to help him. Equipped with special shoes, he visited remote
Alpine parts of his diocese which others had ignored. His
generosity to the poor and to victims of hunger and plague was so
noteworthy as to cause envy and he was even the target of an
assassination attempt. Never one for relaxing, he died in 1584 at
the early age of 46, and was canonised as early as 1610.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StCBorromeo.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Now is the Time for Mercy: The Story of God's Mercy," by Rev.
George W. Kosicki CSB. Marion Press, 2002.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0944203051/ref=noism/christianspiritu/
This book gives the life story of Helen Kowalska who was born in
Poland in 1905. She became a lay sister, Sister Faustina, of the
sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in 1925. Her first vision was in 1931
in which she saw the Lord Jesus dressed in a white robe with red
and pale streams coming from the area of his heart. Christ's
message was , "Paint an image with this inscription, 'Jesus, I
trust you'."
The meaning of mercy and the urgency of the message for our day, is
presented in the words of Scripture, in the words of Pope John Paul
II, and in the words of Jesus to Sister Faustina as recorded in her
diary. The book also includes reflections on the "Importance of
Private Revelations" and the chronology of events related to the
message and devotion to the Divine Mercy.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
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http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html
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SHALOM PLACE PREMIUM GROUPS
- Life-long learning and study and spiritual growth.
Groups now open include the following:
A. Psychological Types and Spirituality
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C. Freedom from Codependency
D. Christian Spirituality Resources
E. Wonderfully Made . . . (Christian metaphysics)
F. Growing in Christ
G. Communities in Transition (Spiral Dynamics)
H. Discerning God's Will
I. Dark Night of the Soul
J. Silence, Solitude and Sabbath
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SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT RESOURCE
"Reflecting on the Serenity Prayer," by Philip St. Romain
"The Serenity Prayer" is admired and prayed by those who seek to
find an inner peace in the face of life's difficult challenges.
This book uses the complete prayer as the basis for reflecting on
how we can surrender our lives to God's care. Each chapter provides
a meditation on one of the principles from the prayer and proposes
specific ways to implement the principle it embodies. Reflection
questions are proposed at the end of each chapter. Great for
individual spiritual growth or group discussion. 86 pages. 1997.
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ordering.
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EMAIL SPIRITUALITY SERIES
"The Way of Christian Spirituality"
- 24 teachings on Christian spirituality and practice. Conferences
now available as free email subscription.
- see http://shalomplace.org/basXspir.html for more info and to
subscribe.
"The Five Consents"
- 35 lessons to your email. Topics pertain to faith, hope, loving
service, redemptive suffering, and joyful living. Free-will
donation.
- see http://shalomplace.org/fiveconsents for more info and
subscription form.
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See http://shalomplace.com/direction/
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
- Discussions this past week covered a variety of topics:
My vote for the President of the U.S. is . . . Religion and Culture
forum.
POTUS 2008 - Religion and Culture forum.
Greedy bankers destroying the country and hurting the entire world
- Religion and Culture forum.
- see http://shalomplace.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php to read these
topics -
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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/
(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
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Catholicism and Election 2008
- http://tinyurl.com/5s36sn
Here's a good article describing some of the struggles one finds
among members and hierarchy in the Catholic Church regarding the
coming election. The meaning and priority given to pro-life issues
-- especially abortion rights -- seems to be the crux of the
matter. As one can see, the so-called "culture war" is alive and
well in Catholicism, as everywhere else, it seems.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
A woman came to her doctor in a panic.
"Doctor, all day long my daughter eats yeast and car wax, and won't
get out of bed! What will happen to her?"
"Don't worry," said the Doctor, "eventually she will rise and shine."
(It's sad to think that someone actually thought this up . . . and
thought it was funny!)
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OK, a better one . . .
A psychiatrist's secretary walked into his study and said, "There's
a gentleman in the waiting room asking to see you. Claims he's
invisible."
The psychiatrist responded, "Tell him I can't see him."
(That's enough! :-) )
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