Colleagues List, February 5th, 2017

Vol. XII. No. 18

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GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE

Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address:
waholst@telus.net

Colleagues List Web Site:
http://colleagueslistII.blogspot.com


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Dear Colleagues:

After two weeks since we returned home
from a lengthy trip through the Middle East
and Southern Spain, we are finally completing
many of the tasks that awaited us.

This is the first issue of Colleagues List that
might do some justice to the past week of
news and developments in religion and culture.

I hope you find helpful my introduction to
a biography of Joan Chittister - a special
favourite of mine.

The regular categories of my blog appear
again, and some of our regular writers
and themes.

There is an unusual amount of information
derived from US politics, but that seems
to be the challenge most global citizens
are facing today. It gives us all pause.

For those interested, I now include the
full program offered by Adult Spiritual
Development Ministry at St. David's,
Calgary, where I serve, with some good
associates) as director. Find that at the
end of this issue.

Thanks for reading, and responding.

Wayne

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SPECIAL ITEM

Book Notice -

JOAN CHITTISTER
Her Journey from Certainty to Faith,
by Tom Roberts

Orbis Books, hardcover edition, 2016
ISBN #978-1-62698-198-0. $26.00 CAD.

Currently, the hardcover edition is less
expensive to buy on Amazon.ca than
the paperback.

--

Publisher's Promo:

From prize-winning journalist Tom Roberts,
an intimate biography of Joan Chittister --
Benedictine nun and writer, a leading voice
for spiritual renewal, a prophetic champion
of peace and justice, a champion of the role
of women in the church and the world.

--

Author's Words:

In assembling the story of Chittister's life
from extensive interviews, I have, for the
sake of coherent narrative, recounted her
conversations with others and among others.

While the attempt here is to draw as complete
a portrait as possible of Chittister's life and
career, the effort is circumscribed by the
boundaries of time, space, and the limits of
my own expertise... The sheer  volume of her
written and spoken corpus is daunting. It
includes more than fifty books, countless
essays and lectures on the spiritual life,
religious community, the place of women
in the church and society, issues of peace
and justice, deep reflections on the nature
of God, and even on relationships between
humans and animals.

Her international travels have taken her
to more than thirty countries, some of them
repeatedly over decades... and she writes in
a way that ordinary people can understand.

She lives as she teaches. She makes Jesus
come alive in the twenty-first century. When
she misspeaks or is insensitive, she apologizes.

The extent of her influence on individuals and
groups around the world is extensive. (While
I begin the book with one of most powerful
speeches on the evolution of her thinking
about God, most of the book is concerned with
what I call Chittister's private existence) ...

The church has changed, and will continue to
do so in its capacity to understand itself in an
increasingly pluralistic world, where old
monarchies, whether divinely inspired or
otherwise, have long ago outlived their
usefulness. As much as any individual Catholic
thinker and writer might, Chittister has been
both a part of and a fashioner of that change.

- from the Introduction

--

Author's Bio:

Journalist Tom Roberts is editor-at-large for
the National Catholic Reporter, where he
has worked for the past twenty years.

Previously he worked for ten years as news
editor at the Religion News Service. His
previous Orbis book, The Emerging Catholic
Church: A Community’s Search for Itself, won
the Religious Newswriters’ Association Book
Award, as well as two Catholic Press Association
awards. He lives in metropolitan Washington, DC.

--

Joan's website:
http://www.joanchittister.org/

--

My Thoughts:

A handful of modern Catholic writers and
spiritual guides possess the special gift of
being able to communicate in ways that
speak to people of other faiths - Christian
or otherwise, and to secular members of
society as well. Joan Chittister joins the
likes of Jean Vanier, Henri Nouwen, Ron
Rolheiser, and a few others in that select
group. The fact that she is one of a few
women in that number should not be
forgotten.

Many people value her books and talks
on a wide range of topics. This book,
however, does not review such things.
Rather, it attempts to come to know the
person who has done all this. That, I
believe, is the most important reason
for reading this biography of Chittister.

True, the book's author and subject, as
well as many of the details in it, are
Roman Catholic. However, the application
of much to be found here is universal.
That too, it seems to me, is a good reason
to read this biography of Chittister.

Finally, very few writers, secular or
religious, demonstrate the significant
range of interest and command of the
language like Chittister.

For these reasons, and for no other
than it is a great story, I recommend
that you secure and read this enjoyable
book.

**

Buy the book from Amazon.ca:
http://tinyurl.com/hjuyafr

Buy the book from Orbis:
http://tinyurl.com/grdmx72

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COLLEAGUE COMMENT

January 28th, 2017

Hardy Schroeder,
Winnipeg, MB

Welcome back, Wayne (and Marlene)!
What an enormous amount of reading you have done,
in spite of your travel 'distractions'!!

Good stuff, as always. Just need the time and composure
to go into your latest offering.

Like the quotes by Van Gogh and Updike
http://tinyurl.com/j9mzbsc.

Very best wishes,

Hardy

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COLLEAGUE COMMUNICATION

Angus Reid,
Vancouver, BC

Angus Reid Institute Website:

"Moving Forward Means Going Further"
  http://tinyurl.com/zltmym6

--

Ron Rolheiser
San Antonio, TX

Personal Web Site:

"God's Power as Powerlessness"
   http://tinyurl.com/hwlt7jq

***

NET NOTES

THE FAKE NEWS PHENOMENON
A Serious Challenge of our Times

"How Vulnerable is Canada to Fake News?"
 Quite Vulnerable Say Some Experts

National Review
January 30th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/j5sg3zu

"Why Christians Fall Prey to Fake News"
  It Meets a Need to Belong

Christianity Today,
January 26th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/zbwkagc

--

THE MYTH OF A MUSLIM COUNTRY
There is No Such Thing

The Boston Review
January 31st, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/h282wtt

--

LEAKED DOCUMENTS ON
LEGALIZING DISCRIMINATION
Trump Appears Committed to
Un-ethical, Un-American, Policies

The Nation
February 1st, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/h93jt64

"Banning Muslims is as Un-American
 as it is Un-Christian"

Religion News Service
January31st, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/hk2lsq5

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MOSQUE SHOOTING IS A
WAKEUP CALL FOR CANADIANS
Peaceful Nation Not Immune to
Gruesome Global Violence

America Magazine
February 2nd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/z7tjg7n

--

AS CANADA TRANSFORMS, AN
ANTI-IMMIGRANT FRINGE STIRS
Canada Not Isolated from Global Terror

New York Times
January 31st, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/jphhcl8

"UCC Moderator Writes of Solidarity
 With Our Muslim Neighbours"

United Church of Canada Website
January 31, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/hsjq4ur

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TOP VATICAN OFFICIAL CRITICISES
TRUMP REFUGEE POLICY

America Magazine
February 1st, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/zwtgjcp

--

ISRAEL SHIFTS WEST BANK
SETTLEMENTS INTO HIGH GEAR
Emboldened by New Guard in Washington?

New York Times
February 2nd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/jm8djmg

"Then Trump Tells Israel to Hold Off"

New York Times
February 2nd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/h3yyj3b

--

FIVE SPIRITUAL SURVIVAL STRATEGIES
FOR LIVING IN THE TRUMP ERA
A Time for Growth, not Repulsion

Sojourners
January 30th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/hb9eqkm

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MOST INDIAN CATHOLICS IGNORE THE
PAPAL TEACHING ON CONTRACEPTIVES
They Have More Pressing Needs

UCA News (Asia)
February 3rd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/zb6pvuu

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POPE SENDS STRONG MESSAGE SUPPORTING
REFUGEES AND PEOPLE ON THE MARGINS
Countering Hateful, Destructive Messages

Religion News Service
February 3rd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/zna8tq5

***

WISDOM OF THE WEEK

Waiting is not a very popular attitude. Waiting is not
something that people think about with great sympathy.
In fact, most people consider waiting a waste of time.
Perhaps this is because the culture in which we live is
basically saying, “Get going! Do something! Show you
are able to make a difference! Don’t just sit there and
wait!” For many people, waiting is an awful desert
between where they are and where they want to go.

And people do not like such a place. They want to get
out of it by doing something.-

Henri J. M. Nouwen

--

The whole person is a person who is on the one side
open to God, and on the other side open to other people.
It has been said that there is no true person unless there
are two entering into communication with one another.
The isolated individual is not a real person.

A real person is one who lives in and for others. And
the more personal relationships we form with others,
the more we truly realize ourselves as persons. -

- Kallistos Ware

--

In order for us to be able to love, we need to have
faith, because faith is love in action and love in action
is service. In order for us to be able to love, we have
to see and touch. Faith in action through prayer, faith
in action through service: each is the same thing, the
same love, the same compassion.

- Mother Teresa

***

ON THIS DAY

"Gandhi Murdered by Hindu Extremist"
   http://tinyurl.com/atcwj7u

"German Forces Stopped at Stalingrad in WWII"
   http://tinyurl.com/4e378r9

***

CLOSING THOUGHT- - Mahatma Gandhi

Truth alone will endure, all the rest will be swept
away before the tide of time. I must continue to bear
testimony to truth even if I am forsaken by all.

Mine may today be a voice in the wilderness, but it
will be heard when all other voices are silenced, if
it is the voice of truth.

 - Mahatma Gandhi

(end)

*****

For Those Interested -

ST. DAVID'S ACTS MONDAY NIGHT WINTER STUDY

A Ten Week Series January 23rd - April 3rd, 2017
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

"How Jesus Became God -
  The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee"

http://tinyurl.com/gqzkcbx

Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $20.00

35 copies were secured for sale.
All copies have been sold.

Our Evolving Course Design:
http://tinyurl.com/j3nv7nd

--

Here is the total course content from our
completed Monday Night Autumn 2016 Study:

"Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-Religious
  World" by Bishop John S. Spong

http://rtb.stdavidscalgary.net/

Check our entire archives for all 48 book
studies since 2000:

http://tinyurl.com/q3bw6dh

***

ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING STUDY

Ten Sessions February 2nd - April 6th, 2017

"Joshua and Judges" - Formative Hebrew History

Ten sessions 10-11 AM
Gathering at 9:30 AM
In the St. David's TM Room.

No charge

Study resource -

"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
  Edited by John Bowker

http://tinyurl.com/odxlv7q

***

ST.DAVID'S SPIRITUAL TRAVELERS PROJECT, 2017

South Africa has been chosen as our location!

We plan a nineteen-day tour that combines a
focus on faith, social justice culture, and nature,
and it will begin mid-month of October 2017.

A beautiful brochure with trip cost, itinerary, and
many helpful travel hints has been published.

http://tinyurl.com/hucsaf7

Fifteen persons have already put down deposits
or declared they are doing so to claim a $300.
saving. Offer stands until February 28th. This
represents half our goal of 28-30 travelers.

Follow our notices for weekly updates.

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ANNUAL ST. DAVID'S LENTEN RETREAT
Mount St. Francis Retreat Centre
Cochrane, AB

http://www.mountstfrancis.ca/

Theme: "Encountering Mercy"
Led by Spiritual Director Susan Campbell

Sunday, February 26th, 2017
11:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Cost: $30.
(includes lunch and refreshments)

Nature walks, weather permitting..

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Colleagues Listii, January 29th, 2017

Vol. XII. No. 17

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GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE

Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address:
waholst@telus.net

Colleagues List Web Site:
http://colleagueslistII.blogspot.com

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Dear Colleague:

This is my first complete CL issue
since returning from our five week
Omani, Egyptian and Spanish sojourn.

I have worked through many emails
and websites since we left home -
mid-December and hope that this
issue fills some info-gaps.

I include, below, a book notice for
"Pilgrimage" - a biography of Pope
Francis by Mark Shriver.

Also included is a short review of a
book by Canadian Tara Owens entitled
"Embracing the Body" which I did for
Faith Today, the magazine of the
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

Colleague Contributions - provides a
notice of the death of Tom Harpur,
and columns from some of our regular
contributors.

Net Notes - offers some of my discoveries
online during the past weeks.

Wisdom of the Week - is always insightful.

I now have a listing of many of our Adult
Spiritual Development programs at St. David's
Calgary where I serve as we begin 2017.

Thanks for reading. So good to be back!

Wayne

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SPECIAL ITEMS

PILGRIMAGE
My Search for
the Real Pope Francis,
by Mark K. Shriver

Random House Canada, Toronto
December, 2016. $33.00 CAD.
ISBN #978-0-8129-982-3.

Publisher's Promo:

A down-to-earth and deeply intimate
portrait of Pope Francis and his faith,
based on interviews with the men and
women who knew him simply as Jorge
Mario Bergoglio

Early on the evening of March 13, 2013,
the newly elected Pope Francis stepped
out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica
and did something remarkable: Before he
imparted his blessing to the crowd, he
asked the crowd to bless him, then bowed
low to receive this grace. In the days that
followed, Mark K. Shriver—along with the
rest of the world -was astonished to see a
pope who paid his own hotel bill, eschewed
limousines, and made his home in a suite
of austere rooms in a Vatican guesthouse
rather than the grand papal apartment in
the Apostolic Palace.

By setting an example of humility and
accessibility, Francis breathed new life
into the Catholic Church, attracting the
admiration of Catholics and non-Catholics
alike.

In "Pilgrimage" Shriver retraces Francis’s
personal journey, revealing the origins of
his open, unpretentious style and explaining
how it revitalized Shriver’s own faith and
renewed his commitment to the Church.

To help us understand how Jorge Mario
Bergoglio became Pope Francis, Shriver
travels to Bergoglio’s native Argentina to
meet with the people who knew him as a
child, as a young Jesuit priest, and as a
reformist bishop. Shriver visits the
confessional where Bergoglio first felt
called to a faith-based life and takes us to
the humble parish where the future pontiff’s
pastoral career began: in a church created
from a converted vegetable shed in an area
just outside the city of Buenos Aires. In
these impoverished surroundings, Bergoglio
answered Christ’s call to feed the hungry,
clothe the naked, and shelter the homeless,
following the example set by his papal
namesake, St. Francis of Assisi.

In this deeply reported yet highly personal
book, Mark K. Shriver explores how Francis's
commitment has struck a chord in the hearts
of millions who long to make faith, love,
humility, and mercy part of their lives as they
go out into the world to serve and learn from
the most marginalized.

--

Author's Words:

(The Jesuits, the order to which Bergoglio, or
later pope Francis belonged, did innovative and
courageous missionary work in Latin America,
and it was from that ethos that the current pope
emerged in Argentina.)

They were as comfortable working with the poor
and marginalized as with the wealthy and well-
connected; often earning the jealousy and
suspicion of religious and political authorities.

I longed to apply my Catholic notions about
social justice through politics (as evidenced
through a Jesuit-turned-pope like Francis.)

Like many of my friends, I had been yearning
for a church I could believe in again (following
great disillusionment following corruption and 
priest scandals of the past decades.)
 
This was the personal context in which Pope
Francis entered my consciousness: skeptical,
disillusioned, and uncertain whether the church
remained a force for good in the world...

We need a spiritual leader who restores the
gospel's message to feed the hungry, to clothe
the naked, to shelter the homeless. We all,
regardless of our religion, long for an authentic
leader who reaches out and helps others, who
truly believes in the Jewish call of Tikkun Olam,
to repair the world, or the Islamic call to Islah,
to improve, to better the world, to make peace.
And we want that leader to be warm, accessible
and hopeful...

(I was not easily convinced that he was 'the
real deal.')

But two recurrent themes kept uplifting me --
humility and mercy. I started to succumb to
a third way of thinking, seeing and living --
and that was -- joy. I also learned that joy
was something new in his life too...

Pope Francis seemed like the right messenger
with the right message, a man of substance
with an enduring style...

(Then I got a call suggesting that I write a book
about him, and how his background shapes his
papacy).

(An in-depth look into his formation and
priestly experience has helped me understand
the man we see today)...

He is whole-heartedly committed to the Jesuit
founder Ignatius's call to "go forth and set the
world on fire for the Lord."

But he is still human, he is still a Jesuit, but one
whose talents may require a step outside the
order in which he was trained and has flourished.

(This is the story of what has evolved for Francis
and for us and I want to share it with you.)

- from the Prologue

--

My Thoughts:

Mark K. Shriver has strong American Catholic
credentials and that may both appeal to and
discourage people from reading his book.

He is part of the Kennedy clan - well-connected
but also committed to social justice. He sees
links and patterns in the story of Francis with 
how his own life has developed. Of course,
Shriver is not a member of any order of clergy,
or an academic. He is an intelligent writer and
Catholic layman. What he brings to this work
is a deep faith and commitment to service in the
world - just like he sees in the pope.

I like the way Shriver's investigation provides
many insights to his own life. That could also
be said for those who may read this book.

While he is a deeply committed Catholic, I like
the way Shriver writes with an ecumenical and
inter-faith (broadly human) perspective.

The author is not hesitant to point out the
flaws and missteps he has discovered in
Bergoglio's background. Shriver questions
some of the earlier political stances he took
as a Jesuit leader. But Shriver is also helpful
in showing how that early churchman was
able to change his mind and see his heart
evolve in response to the challenging
circumstances within which he served.

The humility, mercy and joy reflected in the
papal ministry of Francis seems to have come
from some negative experience, and this has
rubbed off on Shriver.

It could also rub off on you from reading this
book. I am happy to include it in my library.

--

New York Times Review:
http://tinyurl.com/hmtcgj4

--

Buy the book from Amazon.ca:
http://tinyurl.com/hqoacwu

 

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Faith Today Review, by Wayne Holst

EMBRACING THE BODY, Finding God in
Our Flesh and Bone, by Tara M. Owens,
Inter Varsity Press, 2015, 254 pages.
$16.79, e-book $9.99.

*****

Canadian-born author Tara Owens believes
there is a much more worthy alternative to
the destructive body-worship and porn so
dominant in contemporary culture. She sees
in a reaction to this a constructive outcome,
and encourages modern Christians to come
to know their own bodies and those of others
in healing and celebrative ways.

Owens asserts that while traditional Christianity
has often been a poor teacher by denigrating the
human body at the expense of the spirit - there
is to be found in better Christian theological
and spiritual traditions the source of a new
appreciation for flesh and bone. Indeed, God
is to be found there.

Our bodies have been the cause of much
shame and guilt, as well as of false pride -  
yet our bodies have much to teach us about
divinity. The author unpacks this thesis in a
series of well-designed chapters clarifying
such themes as fear and impulse, celebration
and connectivity.

The author has a strong command of biblical
and liturgical theology, and she directs that skill
in penetrating and healing ways. Sexuality, she
maintains, is beyond all else, 'good-focused.'  
Our bodies are not something negative, Rather,
they have been beautifully created by God. This
awareness can guide us positively into becoming
more complete individuals and relational beings.

Incarnation and resurrection - God in Jesus,
both human and divine - are at the core of our
understanding of being Christian. We can rejoice
in both carnality and divinity and explore the
great potential entailed in that powerful reality.

*****

COLLEAGUE CONTRIBUTIONS

Tom Harpur (1929-2017)
Collingwood, ON

Owen Sound Sun Times
A Reflection on His Contribution -
"He Challenged Us to Think"

January 10th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/h2mgplg

--

Martin Marty,
Chicago, IL

"Carrying On -
 The Little Man Who Wasn't There"

Sightings,
January 23rd, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/z27ujdu

--

Ron Rolheiser,
 San Antonio TX

"Orthodoxy, Sin, Heresy"

Personal Web Site
January 9th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/hsynks2

 

*****

NET NOTES

THE OBAMAS WERE A MASTER CLASS
IN DIGNITY AND CIVILITY
Did We Learn From Them?

Washington Post,
January 19th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/h8jakxd

--

WHY DID WHITE EVANGELICALS
VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP?
Find Out from Them Directly

Sighting,
January 19th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/gwxzh7t

"Franklin Graham Justifies
 American Refugee Bann
 Sayings Its Not a Biblical Issue"

Huffington Post
January 25th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/zlxcx7t

"Where are the Trump Evangelicals Now?"

 Religion News Service
January 26th, 2017

http://tinyurl.com/hhhpm9c

***

THE GRIEVING NEED US
MORE AFTER THE FUNERAL
Taking a Longer Healing View

Christian Week,
January 23rd, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/h4t6dvj

--

WHY "THE SHACK" IS SO CONTROVERSIAL
Movie Version of the Book Coming in March

Relevant
January 18th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/z5y73mv

--

WHAT CANADA'S POPULATION
WILL LOOK LIKE IN 2036
A Different Face is Emerging

CTV News
January 25th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/zflvjql

--

FRANCIS SAYS LUTHER SOUGHT
CHURCH UNITY, NOT DIVISION

UCA News
January 23rd, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/gq4ty74

--

SEPARATED KERELA  CHURCHES
WORK FOR UNITY IN INDIA
Ancient and More Recent Church
Bodies are Involved in Discussion

UCA News
January 24th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/jmapa2v

--

POPE ADVISES 'WAIT AND SEE'
APPROACH TO TRUMP

UCA News
January 24th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/zm83j98

--

NEW CANADIAN LEGISLATION SEEKS TO
PROTECT TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY
Protecting a Vulnerable Part of Society

America Online
January 26th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/zhm663f

--

LEARNINGS FROM THE MORMON CHOIR
AND THE TRUMP INAUGURATION
Division Over Involvement Continues

Religion News Service
January 25th, 2017
http://tinyurl.com/gpmb3td

***

WISDOM OF THE WEEK

We who believe in freedom cannot rest
until it comes.

- Ella Baker

--

It is easy to love people in memory; the hard
thing is to love them when they are there
in front of you.

- John Updike

--

Three things in human life are important.
The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind.
And the third is to be kind.

- Henry James

--

If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties
must become ecumenical rather than sectional.
Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe,
our class, and our nation; and this means we
must develop a world perspective.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.
--

Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious,
to believe that the world could still change for the better.
And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly
cold that one is tempted to say, “What do I care if there
is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.” Yes, evil
often seems to surpass good by far. But then, in spite of
us, and without our permission, there comes at last an
end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns,
and there is a thaw. And so I still have hope

- Vincent van Gogh

--

God wants us to be our brother’s keeper.
To feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to
shelter the homeless, to instruct the ignorant,
at a personal sacrifice, is what God wants us
to do. What we give to the poor for Christ’s
sake is what we carry with us when we die.
As Jean-Jacques Rousseau says: “When a
man dies he carries in his clutched hands
only that which he has given away.”

- Peter Maurin

***

ON THIS DAY

"India Declares Itself a Republic"
  http://tinyurl.com/4cxessq

"Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes After Liftoff"
   http://tinyurl.com/ada9ga

***

CLOSING THOUGHT - Ernest Hemingway

When people talk, listen completely.
Most people never listen.

(end)

*****

For Those Interested -

ST. DAVID'S ACTS MONDAY NIGHT WINTER STUDY
A Ten Week Series January 23rd - April 3rd, 2017
Monday Evenings, TM Room 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
"How Jesus Became God -
  The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee"

http://tinyurl.com/gqzkcbx

Author: Bart D. Ehrman 
Registration/Hospitality and Book: $60.00.
Book only: $20.00

35 copies were secured for sale.
All copies have been sold.

Our Evolving Course Design:
http://tinyurl.com/j3nv7nd

--

Here is the entire course content from our
completed Monday Night Autumn 2016 Study:

"Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-Religious
  World" by Bishop John S. Spong

http://rtb.stdavidscalgary.net/

Check our entire archives for all 48 book studies
since 2000: http://tinyurl.com/q3bw6dh

***

ST. DAVID'S ACTS THURSDAY MORNING STUDY
Ten Sessions February 2nd - April 6th, 2017

"Joshua and Judges" - Formative Hebrew History

Ten sessions 10-11 AM
Gathering at 9:30 AM
In the St. David's TM Room.
No charge

Study resource -

"The DK Complete Bible Handbook"
  Edited by John Bowker

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ST.DAVID'S SPIRITUAL TRAVEL PROJECT, 2017

South Africa has been chosen as our location!
We plan a nineteen-day tour that combines a
focus on faith, social justice culture, and nature,
and it will happen the month of October 2017.

A beautiful brochure with trip cost, itinerary, and
many helpful travel hints has been published.

http://tinyurl.com/hucsaf7 Fifteen persons have put down deposits or declared they are doing so to claim a $300. saving. Offer stands until February 28th. This represents half our goal of 28-30 travelers.

Follow our notices for weekly updates.

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Colleagues List, January 23rd, 2017

Vol. XII. No. 16 

 

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GLOBAL AND ECUMENICAL IN SCOPE
CANADIAN IN PERSPECTIVE

Wayne A. Holst, Editor
My E-Mail Address:
waholst@telus.net
 
Colleagues List Web Site:
http://colleagueslistII.blogspot.com 

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Dear Friends,

This short issue of Colleagues List is my first
since returning from five weeks in the Middle
East and Southern Spain. Marlene and I had
a wonderful exposure to Islamic cultures -
present and present - in the Sultanate of Oman,
Egypt and Andalucia (locus of medieval Moorish
Spain).

I share a column/reflection recently published
in the Anglican Journal entitled:

"From Souq to Sopping Mall"

http://tinyurl.com/gvvwmx3

Here are some of my thoughts on a modern,
moderate Islamic nation that has much to
teach about geopolitics in a violent world.

The next issue of Colleagues List will appear
next week, dated Sunday, January 29th.

Thanks for reading!

Wayne