Weekend Edition: A Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 04/04/08
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- 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: Acts 6:1-7; Ps. 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21
Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11; 1
Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35
R. (11a) Lord, you will show us the path of life.
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
I say to the LORD, "My Lord are you."
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
you it is who hold fast my lot.
I bless the LORD who counsels me;
even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the LORD ever before me;
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,
my body, too, abides in confidence;
because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,
nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption.
You will show me the path to life,
abounding joy in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- April 8: St. Isidore.
His family came from Cartagena on the Mediterranean coast of Spain,
but Isidore himself was born in 560 in Seville, and was later to be
archbishop of that city. His brother Leander, a monk, was
responsible for his education; Isidore's vast erudition spilled
over into his books, which were of great influence in medieval
clerical and monastic schools. He was archbishop of Seville for 36
years, giving the Spanish church a greater organisation and
cohesion and weaning the Visigothic people back from the Arian
heresy (which denied the divinity of Christ). Under his
inspiration, it was decided that each diocese should establish a
cathedral school to promote public education. A noted liturgist,
Isidore finalised the texts of the Mozarabic Rite (the Rite of the
Catholic Church used in those parts of Spain under Moorish rule -
the Rite still exists today, though now confined to the city of
Toledo and its environs). Isidore's books are not all obviously
theological, and serve to remind us that a 'church' education was a
general education: the church inspired the universities, for
example. One of his best known works is the Etymologies, an
encyclopedia including the derivations of words on a host of
different topics. Admittedly some of these derivations have since
been shown to be wrong. Isidore died in 636, but ecclesiastical
recognition does not always come quickly. He was canonised only in
1598 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1722.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StIsidore.htm
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"An Experience of Spirit: Spirituality and Storytelling," by John
Shea. Liguori, 2004.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ref=noism/0764812874/christia
nspiritu/
This is a love story-the story of the Spirit inspiring the human
mind and heart to embrace the living God. Contemporary stories and
inherited stories interact and uncover God's persistence to meet us
where we stand. Some writers have compared the story of Jesus
Christ to a kind of "contagion," that the reality of Jesus
unleashed into the world spreads like a disease. Each person
exposed becomes a carrier to other people. John Shea's stories can
also be contagious.
The author intends this book of stories for all those who are
trying to think and love
faith to the fullest. He addresses five specific groups of people:
a) those who have an honorable heritage which they want to
understand more
deeply
b) those who wish to speak to the next generation and to make
sure it comes from
the heart
c) those who believe in more than they have experienced
d) those who want to let religious truth illuminate their lives
e) those who know complexity and struggle are common, but who
want to party
like five years old when hope arrives.
- Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman, O.P. for this review.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Stillpoint: programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
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/
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Solitude and Streets: an emerging faith community.
http://www.solitudeandstreets.org
Holy Trinity: Old Catholic Orthodox Church. Corpus Christi, TX
http://www.holytrinityoldcatholic.org/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
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/
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Early Christian Writings
- http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/churchfathers.html
From time to time, I post a site like this one that has links to
various resources on Christian spirituality. You'll find none
better than the writings of the early fathers of the Church. Why?
Because this was before the time of Constantine, before the schism
between the Roman and Orthodox tradition, and, obviously, before
the Protestant Reformation. The Apostolic tradition was one, and
although it had distanced itself from emerging gnostic communities,
there was nonetheless a mystical flavor to the teachings.
You probably won't have time to check out a fraction of these
resources, but do give the Didache a read. It's one of the
earliest, non-biblical writings, and it presents a summary of early
Christian beliefs and practices.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- Who's got the problem?
While getting a checkup, a man tells his doctor that he thinks his
wife is losing her hearing. The doctor says, "You should do a
simple test. Stand about 15 feet behind your wife and say 'honey?'
Move 3 feet closer and do it again. Keep moving 3 feet closer until
she finally responds." Remember how close you were when she gives
you an answer. That will help me know how bad her hearing loss is.
About a month later the same guy is at the doctor again and the
doctor asks, "Well, did you do that experiment with your wife's
hearing?" The man says "yes". "How close did you get before she
answered?" "Well, by the time I got about 3 feet away she just
turned around and said "For the FIFTH TIME... WHAT???"
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One day, a grandpa and his grandson go golfing. The young one is
really good and the old one is just giving him tips. They are on
hole 8 and there is a tree in the way and the grandpa says, "When I
was your age, I would hit the ball right over that tree." So, the
grandson hits the ball and it bumps against the tree and lands not
to far from where it started. "Of course," added the grandpa, "when
I was your age, the tree was only 3 feet tall."
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