Weekend Edition: Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Sun, 01/20/08
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Lenten Spiritual Enrichment Series
- Weekend Readings
- Saint of the Week
- Christian Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Premium Groups
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Website of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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- Lenten spiritual enrichment series:
THE FIVE CONSENTS: Co-operating With the Spirit to Grow in Grace
Internet/email series begins Ash Wednesday and continues through
Easter week.
Leader: Philip St. Romain, M.S., D. Min.
Cost: free-will donation
This spiritual enrichment series will consist of 35 messages sent
to your email through Lent and the first week of Easter. Themes
for the presentations will focus on giving consent to:
1. Life, and living to the full (the virtue of hope)
2. God's providential care (the virtue of faith)
3. Loving service (the virtue of love and the gift of community)
4. Hardship, suffering and death (the way of the Cross)
5. The gift of the present moment (resurrection living)
A special discussion board forum will also be available for
participants to interact and share experiences. For more
information this series and and to register for it, see
http://shalomplace.org/fiveconsents
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8; Ps. 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:20-21
Sunday: Is 8:23--9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17;
Mt 4:12-23
R. (1a) The Lord is my light and my salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life's refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- January 29th. St. Gildas. One of the most famous of all early
Celtic missionary-monks, he was born in about 500 probably in the
Clyde Valley in Scotland and died in Brittany in about 570. He was
a married man, but after being left a widower he joined the
monastic community at Llanilltud (=Llantwit, in Glamorgan). He was
spiritual guide to a number of visiting monks, including some from
Ireland; he also visited Ireland and kept up correspondence with
remote monasteries. In about 540 he wrote a famous work of
religious-political history, later used by the Venerable Bede,
which showed how corruption by native British officials in state
and church left the way open for the Anglo-Saxon invasions [a
parallel to the theological history of ancient Israel, where the
collapse of the monarchy and the fall of Jerusalem was attributed
to religious infidelity]. He spent some time as a hermit in the
Bristol Channel, and ended as a monk on an island off the Morbihan
coast of southern Brittany, a spot known by his name to this day.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StGildas.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer," by Richard
Rohr. Crossroad. 2003
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824519957/christianspiritu/
I have no other words to describe this book except as amazing. Rohr
has this incredible and simple way of explaining the essential
truths of God and spirituality, and when your read it, your heart
just knows he's right. This is the type of book that should top a
bestseller list, because it actually has the potential to change
how you think about your life and pretty much everything else.
- Amazon.com book reviewer
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As Amazon.com affiliate, we are paid a small fee for purchases
originating from our web site. Every little bit helps!
http://shalomplace.com/books/index.html
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"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.
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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
B. The Way of Christian Spirituality
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
K. Alpha Group -- includes all the above and all to come for only
$65.00.
- see http://shalomplace.org/groups.html for more info.
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- PERSONAL SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE -
Need a companion for the spiritual journey? We have several
wonderful people ready to help, using email and telephone
conferences to bridge the miles.
- Now providing -
Consultations: this option is best for short-term guidance
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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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
Stillpoint: programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
Solitude and Streets: an emerging faith community.
http://www.solitudeandstreets.org
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
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/
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/
(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
Political Cartoons
- http://www.politicalcartoons.com/Default.aspx
I'm constantly amazed at how political cartoonists can so
succinctly capture a nuance of a certain political situation, often
in a humorous manner. If we can't laugh at ourselves and our
deluded sense of self-importance, then we are truly lost.
There's a little something for everyone on this site. Take your
time and click around. You'll surely find a few that make you
smile, and probably some that disturb you a little. Whatever the
case, you'll be impressed by their drawing abilities, I'm sure.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
A middle aged woman has a heart attack and is taken to the
hospital. While on the operating table she has a near death
experience. During that experience she sees God and asks if this is
it.
God says no and explains that she has another 30 years to live.
Upon her recovery she decides to just stay in the hospital and have
a face lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, tummy tuck, etc.
She even has someone come in and change her hair color. She figures
since she's got another 30 years she might as well make the most of
it. She walks out of the hospital after the last operation and is
killed by an ambulance.
She arrives in front of God and complains: "I thought you said I
had another 30 years!!
God replies, "Sorry, I didn't recognize you."
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