A Daily Spiritual Seed
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Contents:
- Book/Resource of the Week
- Weekend Readings
- Spiritual Guidance
- Saint of the Week
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Theology Note of the Week
- Discussion Board
- Joke of the Week
- Advertising and Archives
- Subscribe/Unsubscribe links. Attributions.
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Book/Resource of the Week
My Journal of the Council, by Yves Congar. Liturgical Press. 2012.
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/ 0814680291/?tag=christianspiritu
Want a nice little book to cozy up to during Advent? Try this 979
page diary of Congar recorded during the process of Vatican Council
II. Day by day Congar took time to write what was happening on the floor
of the Council. Even though his days were long with interruptions of
persons seeking his counsel, he took great pains to let the world know
what every cardinal, bishop, msgr, and theologian said publicly or said
to him in private that day. This was at a time when Congar’s health was
failing and there were days when he had much pain and distress.Some years before the Council opened, Yves Congar had been silenced and was not allowed to speak in certain places nor write anything for publication. But when the Council opened, the whole Catholic world needed his expertise and he was called on to be an expert for many church leaders. He wrote, prepared documents, reviewed other writings, critiqued articles, and gave numerous talks to church leaders on various topics. He found it difficult to say No to any request, and at times believed he was wasting his time when his advice was not sought. “Maybe I should just go home.” “Maybe I should not return for the next session of the Council.” But he didn’t go home, and he did return for all the sessions.
Congar felt free enough to list the speakers he didn’t like, those who bored him, those he thought were simply wrong. He pointed out those who were also bored and who left sessions to go to the bar. He attended countless business luncheons and stayed up late at night to answer questions and record input. He was free to tell a group that he thought the document was complete or needed more clarification, or should just be scrapped altogether. He did not hesitate to contradict even leading theologians. Congar had some sessions with the two Popes and gave his honest opinions about how he thought the Council was going and if it was accomplishing what he had hoped for. On many occasions, Congar lost his patience and simply went silent. Above all things, Congar wanted a new church looking forward, not backward, and he had to make this known to members of the Curia on various occasions.
Throughout the diary, Congar was intent on tabulating first and last names, and home dioceses of all persons with whom he had some connection. In spite of intense fatigue and illness, he wrote daily but he made it known that he didn’t want his notes published until the year 2000. His wishes were respected.
(Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman OP for this review.)
Weekend Readings
- http://www.usccb.org/calendar/index.cfm?showLit=1&action=month
Saturday
IS 30:19-21, 23-26
PS 147:1-6
MT 9:35–10:1, 5-8
Sunday
IS 11:1-10
PS 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
ROM 15:4-9
MT 3:1-12
Spiritual Guidance
- http://shalomplace.com/direction
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Saint of the Week
- http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/default.aspx
Our Lady of Guadalupe: December 12
The feast in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe goes back to the 16th century. Chronicles of that period tell us the story.A poor Indian named Cuauhtlatohuac was baptized and given the name Juan Diego. He was a 57-year-old widower and lived in a small village near Mexico City. On Saturday morning, December 9, 1531, he was on his way to a nearby barrio to attend Mass in honor of Our Lady.
He was walking by a hill called Tepeyac when he heard beautiful music like the warbling of birds. A radiant cloud appeared and within it a young Native American maiden dressed like an Aztec princess. The lady spoke to him in his own language and sent him to the bishop of Mexico, a Franciscan named Juan de Zumarraga. The bishop was to build a chapel in the place where the lady appeared.
Eventually the bishop told Juan Diego to have the lady give him a sign. About this same time Juan Diego’s uncle became seriously ill. This led poor Diego to try to avoid the lady. The lady found Diego, nevertheless, assured him that his uncle would recover and provided roses for Juan to carry to the bishop in his cape or tilma.
When Juan Diego opened his tilma in the bishop’s presence, the roses fell to the ground and the bishop sank to his knees. On Juan Diego’s tilma appeared an image of Mary exactly as she had appeared at the hill of Tepeyac. It was December 12, 1531.
Affliate Web Sites
- Please give them a visit
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study resources.
- http://theark1.com/
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: Teaching and support on contemplative practice.
- http://www.prayeroftheheart.com/
Shalom Place: Resources on Christian spiritual living.
- http://shalomplace.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the mature Christian.
- http://innerexplorations.com
SeeScapes: picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
- http://www.seescapes.com/
Heartland Center for Spirituality: sponsoring Internet workshops year-round.
- http://heartlandspirituality.org/
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in British Columbia.
- http://emmanuellahouse.shawwebspace.ca/
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal
- http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street neighborhood, San Francisco.
- http://www.temenos.org/
The Sanctuary Foundation for Prayer: resources for spiritual growth.
- http://fromholyground.org/index.htm
Philothea.net: promoting the love of God as expressed in The First Great Commandment
- http://philothea.net/
Hearts on Fire: a blog to spark inspiration, thought, wonder, laughter and prayer.
- http://heartsonfire33.wordpress.com/
Stillpoint: Programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
- http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
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Theology Note of the Week
- http://carm.org/r
Revelation
This means the disclosure of something that was unknown. There are two types of revelation: natural and special. Natural revelation is that which is revealed about God through what we can see in creation (Rom. 1:20). Through creation we may learn that there is a God, that He is in control, that He has an order, and that He is concerned for our welfare. However, through natural revelation, we are not able to discover the plan of salvation. That comes from special revelation.
Special revelation is that which is given to us through Prophets, the Bible, and even visions and dreams (Num. 12:6-8). The ultimate in revelation is the incarnation of Jesus because He came to reveal the Father to us (Matt. 11:27; Luke 10:22; Heb. 1:1-3) and to communicate to us the gospel (1 Cor. 15:1-4) by which comes salvation.
Discussion Board
- http://shalomplace.org/eve/forums
Topics being discussed at this time include:
Strange sounds heard around the world
- Shalom Place Lounge forum.
Obamacare experiences
- Religion and Culture forum
Supernatural adoption
- Christian Morality and Theology forum
Losing, then getting back the Holy Spirit?
- Christian Spirituality Issues forum
Joke of the Week
- http://www.pacprod.com/jokes.pl
A few more zingers . . .
Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughter what the lesson was about.
The daughter answered, “Don’t be scared, you’ll get your quilt.”
Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed.
Later in the day, the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him what that morning’s Sunday school lesson was about.
He said “Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming.”
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The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute had been brought in at the last minute.. The substitute wanted to know what to play. “Here’s a copy of the service,” he said impatiently. “But, you’ll have to think of something to play after I make the announcement about the finances.”
During the service, the minister paused and said, “Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; the roof repairs cost twice as much as we expected and we need $4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, please stand up.”
At that moment, the substitute organist played “The Star Spangled Banner.”
And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!
(Thanks, Carol)
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