Weekend Edition - Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Thu, 11/29/07
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Amazon.com Gift Card
- Weekend Readings
- Saint of the Week
- Book of the Week
- Christian Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Premium Groups
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Shalom Place Discussion Board Highlights
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Web Site of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Dn 7:15-27; Daniel 3:82 - 87; Lk 21:34-36
Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom
13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love you prosper!
May peace be within your walls,
prosperity in your buildings.
Because of my brothers and friends
I will say, "Peace be within you!"
Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- December 3rd. St. Francis Xavier.
A native of the Basque country, born in the castle of Xavier (or
Javier) in Navarre, he met Ignatius of Loyola in Paris and was one
of the original group who took vows in 1534 to form the beginnings
of the Jesuits. In 1541 he sailed to Goa on the West coast of
India, for many centuries a Portuguese colony, to evangelise the
Indies. His journeys took him to Malaya and Ceylon; everywhere he
lived a life of extreme simplicity and made many converts from
low-caste natives, In 1549 he reached Japan and wanted to meet the
Mikado, but tradition required that he offered a present which he
could not possibly afford, so the meeting never took place until,
with the support of his Order, he was able to come dressed in
finery and with suitable gifts. He sowed the seeds of Japanese
Christianity which in the 17th. century were to grow and resist
savage persecution. He longed to visit China, but fell ill and died
in 1552 on the island of Chang-Shuen-Shan off the Chinese mainland.
His shrine is in Goa, though some of his re1ics are in the Gesu in
Rome.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StFrancisXavier.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Reconciliation," by Bishop Robert Morneau. Orbis Books, 2007.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570757135/christianspiritu/
Morneau sees the sacrament of reconciliation as coming face to face
with the merciful Christ; it's the sacrament of union and unity.
"We are made for oneness with God and oneness with each other."
"How long have you been loved?"
"Give me your age and add nine months. That is how long you have
been loved."
This is the sacrament which sends one forth to be a peacemaker, a
reconciler; this sacrament restores all things in Christ. This is
the sacrament of peace and joy. This is the sacrament which has the
promise of the presence of a God who does not abandon even the
worst of sinners.
Morneau calls this sacrament a sacrament replete and running over
with God's mercy. "The quality of mercy is not strained," says
Shakespeare.
"When we name and take responsibility for those attitudes and
behaviors that separate us from God and from our sisters and
brothers, we become disposed to the influx of God's forgiveness."
"The litmus test for being a Christian is not whether one can say
the creed and mean it, but whether one can forgive and love an
enemy." (Ronald Rolheiser)
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- 24 teachings on Christian spirituality and practice
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SHALOM PLACE PREMIUM GROUPS
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Groups now open include the following:
A. Psychological Types and Spirituality
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D. Christian Spirituality Resources
E. Wonderfully Made . . . (Christian metaphysics)
F. Growing in Christ
G. Communities in Transition (Spiral Dynamics)
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I. Dark Night of the Soul
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
- Discussions this past week featured the following topics:
Exquisite music -- Book and Moview Reviews forum.
Abuse of women in the name of Islam -- Religion and Politics forum.
- see http://shalomplace.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php to read these
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
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
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Stillpoint: programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
Solitude and Streets: an emerging faith community.
http://www.solitudeandstreets.org
Family Life Training and Counseling Center: an online Bible
college/seminary
http://www.familylifetrainingcenter.com/
Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis
http://www.centeringprayerstl.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
Carry the Light CD: Piano Meditations for the Hopeful Heart
http://www.sharonkcooper.com/pages/1/index.htm
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Holy Trinity: Old Catholic Orthodox Church. Corpus Christi, TX
http://www.holytrinityoldcatholic.org/
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
(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
The Christian Season of Advent
- http://www.cresourcei.org/cyadvent.html
Information on the Christian Season of Advent, including the
meaning of the symbols used to celebrate it and its theological
significance as part of Christian worship.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
The pastor was talking to a group of young children about being
good and going to heaven. At the end of his talk, he asked, "Where
do you want to go?"
"Heaven!" they all piped up.
"And what do you have to do to get there?"
They said, "Be dead!"
(Well, it's true!)
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It was Christmas Eve and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked
the prisoner, "What are you charged with?"
"Doing my Christmas shopping early," replied the defendant.
"What?!? That's no offense," said the judge. "How early were you
doing this shopping?"
"Before the store opened," he replied.
(Not advisable!)
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