{"id":3442,"date":"2007-11-08T19:14:45","date_gmt":"2007-11-09T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2007\/11\/08\/pick-the-charism\/"},"modified":"2007-11-08T19:14:45","modified_gmt":"2007-11-09T00:14:45","slug":"pick-the-charism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2007\/11\/pick-the-charism\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick the charism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"blog\">Lets play a game of guess the charism.<br \/>\n&nbsp;Pick the religious order by using the following clues of what<br \/>\nthey offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Therapeutic Massage<\/li>\n<li>La Stone Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Craniosacral Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Maya Abdominal Self-Care Workshops<\/li>\n<li>Australian Bush Flower Essence Practitioner<\/li>\n<li>Healing the Light Body Shamanic Practices<\/li>\n<li>Maya Abdominal Massage<\/li>\n<li>Introduction To Raw Food<\/li>\n<li>Native American Ceremonies<\/li>\n<li>Energy Medicine Sessions<\/li>\n<li>Reiki Sessions<\/li>\n<li>Lymphatic Drainage<\/li>\n<li>An Indepth Look At The Chakras<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic massage with emphasis on trigger point,<br \/>\nchiropractic modalities, medical massage and relaxation techniques<br \/>\nenhancing circulation and the immune system&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Dances of Universal Peace<\/li>\n<li>Animal Spirits\/Animal Guides<\/li>\n<li>Reflecting On Reconciliation in a Quantum Universe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"blog\">What you can&#8217;t easily pick what<br \/>\nreligious order this is by a listing of what they are teaching and<br \/>\npracticing? Of course with new agey Dominicans and Franciscans it is<br \/>\nharder to determine which one has gone further around the bend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article\">Catholicism is sometimes associated<br \/>\nwith rosary beads, statues, Latin Masses and novenas.<\/p>\n<p>But this brand of Catholicism centers on meditation, dream work, global<br \/>\nspirituality and inner peace.<\/p>\n<p>Under the umbrella term Collaborative Ministries, the Wheaton<br \/>\nFranciscans offer an ongoing series of programs and classes at Maura<br \/>\nHall on the campus of Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton. The<br \/>\nprogram focuses on spiritual development and the healing arts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were involved with ministries across the United States, and we<br \/>\nthought it was time to reach out to our immediate community,&#8221; said<br \/>\nSister Gabriele Uhlein, who helped launch Collaborative Ministries in<br \/>\n2005. &#8220;It was our dream to provide a venue for spirituality to the<br \/>\npublic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The name originated from the collaboration of the Wheaton Franciscan<br \/>\nSisters and their covenant members, a group of laypeople who have a<br \/>\nspecial relationship with the sisters in their desire to follow the<br \/>\ntraditions of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Collaborative Ministries is grounded in the Franciscan dimension,&#8221;<br \/>\nUhlein said. &#8220;St. Francis had a tremendous respect for God&#8217;s creation,<br \/>\nand we wanted Collaborative Ministries to reflect that.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.suburbanchicagonews.com\/beaconnews\/lifestyles\/640397,6_5_NA08_WSMINISTRY_S1.article\"><img\nstyle=\"border: 0px solid ; width: 76px; height: 26px;\"\nalt=\"Article\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/article.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some Franciscans seem to over-emphasize one aspect of Francis&#8217;<br \/>\nspirituality to the detriment of the rest of it. &nbsp;Too much<br \/>\nBrother Sun, Sister Moon and not enough Mother Church and God the Father.<br \/>\n&nbsp;Francis&#8217; love of creation was due to his love of the creator.<br \/>\nGoing through the <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.wheatonfranciscan-collaborativeministries.org\/HolisticHealingArt.html\"\ntarget=\"_blank\">Wheaton Franciscan&#8217;s site<\/a> the most<br \/>\nyou hear about Jesus and Mary is in there name Province of the<br \/>\nInternational Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the<br \/>\nSacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.<\/p>\n<p>Though maybe I am being a little hard on them. &nbsp;After<br \/>\nall when you want to hear about animal spirit guides surely the first<br \/>\nplace you would go is the Catechism, or maybe not. &nbsp;I say<br \/>\nShaman on them for such as travesty.<\/p>\n<p>They also prove my rule about Progressive Catholic Religious<br \/>\nweb sites &#8211; that you will always find a link to the United Nations and<br \/>\nnever to the Vatican. Something that <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/hancaquam.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/un-development-goals-and-abortion.html\"\ntarget=\"_blank\">Fr. Powell has also recently discovered<\/a><br \/>\nconcerning the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and<br \/>\nDominican sites and publications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lets play a game of guess the charism. &nbsp;Pick the religious order by using the following clues of what they offer. 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