Weekend Edition - Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Wed, 02/13/08
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Lenten Spiritual Enrichment Series
- Saint of the Week
- Book 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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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps. 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48
Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10;
Mt 17:1-9
R. (22) Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.
See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him,
upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death
and preserve them in spite of famine.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us
who have put our hope in you.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- February 21st. St. Peter Damian.
Born in Ravenna on the Adriatic coast of Italy in 1007, he lost
both parents when he was young and was put in the care of a
brother, who ensured him an excellent education. In 1035 he became
a monk in the branch of the Benedictine Order known as the
Camaldolese (founded by St. Romuald); these lived in cells as
hermits, somewhat like Carthusians, and spent time in manual labour
and study. He rose to be abbot of the community (1043) and to be
responsible for other foundations. He proved an excellent spiritual
father and was much called upon for advice. He was much concerned
with sloppiness in the faith, from chess-playing bishops (!)
downwards, and was in tune with the reforms of the then Pope, Leo
IX, who was trying to tackle financial corruption in the Church and
the ever-thorny question of clerical celibacy. In 1057 he was made
a cardinal and bishop of Ostia (the port of Rome) and served as a
diplomat on behalf of the even more vigorous reforming Pope,
Gregory VII [Hildebrand]. Aware that all this was taking him
further from his monastic roots, he begged to be allowed to return
to his chosen way of life; this was granted and he spent his old
age in his monastery happily making wooden spoons (presumably
without symbolic significance). Even in these last years he was
called in as a peace-maker, this time in his native city of
Ravenna. He died at Faenza in 1072. Deeply devoted to the Virgin
Mary and to Christ's Passion, he has some link to England in that
he wrote the hymn in honour of St. Gregory the Great "Anglorum iam
Apostolus" ["Apostle of the English"].
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StPeterDamian.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"The Practical Prophet: Pastoral writings of Bishop Ken Untener."
Paulist Press, 2007.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809144298/christianspiritu/
Kenneth Untener was born in Detroit and earned an STD from
Gregorian University in Rome. Made bishop of Saginaw diocese in
1980, he served there until his death from leukemia in 2004. He
will be remembered for introducing himself to his diocese with
these words, "Hi. I am Ken. I am here to be your waiter." And that
is what he was as he continued the mission of Jesus, the Footwasher.
This book contains a series of his many writings under such topics
as "Vision and Creative Imagination," "Ministry as Mercy,"
"Consistent Ethic of Life," "Ministry of Prophet," and "The Wider
Church." He was a prolific writer and an inspired speaker, much in
demand for retreats and inspirational teachings.
Bishop Untener was especially interested in forming his priests to
be excellent preachers and devout presiders. Although "he did not
enjoy confrontation, he became the object of national and local
controversy at times because of his position on explosive church
issues such as ordination of married men, the role of women in the
church, birth control, liturgical practices, and an innovative
practice of educating seminarians at national universities together
with local diocesan formation. He expanded education and formation
of laity to include advanced degrees for pastoral ministry. He
understood profoundly that all of the faithful are the church; not
the hierarchy."
This book is a page turner as one meets the bishop who was not
afraid to "tell it like it is" and to speak his truth in simple and
understandable language. Devoted to the tenets of Vatican II, he
made every effort to bring his people to the richness that the
Council offered the "people of God."
- Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman, O.P. for this review.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
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/
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/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/
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
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/
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Critiquing "The Secret"
- http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2007/02/the_secret.html
I think we've mentioned this topic before, but here's a good blog
entry with comments. There are spiritual principles at stake which
go deeper than the movie, and I like the kind of critical thinking
that the site offers.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- Extra Money
This girl needed some money, so she is doing odd-jobs around her
neighborhood. She decides she's not making enough money, so she
goes to a rich neighborhood. She walks up to this house and rings
the doorbell. The guy answers and tells her she can paint the
porch. He gives her a can of paint and $25. When he goes inside,
his wife says, "$25! Does she know that the porch wraps all the way
around the house?"
"Oh, she'll do fine." the guy says.
An hour later, the doorbell rings. It's the girl. She says, "I'm
finished. I even had some extra paint, so I put another coat on."
The guy is surprised. Then the girl says, "Oh, and by the way,
that's not a Porsche, that's a Ferrari."
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