Internet Connections for Lent

Pod Casts of Lenten Guided Meditations by Sr. Joan Mahoney, CND
Meditations are excerpted from Open the Door by Joyce Rupp, © 2008. Used with the permission of the publisher, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556.
www.avemariapress.com

Lent calls us to conversion inviting us to turn towards the God who so loves us and to become more the person God calls us to be. Created in the divine image to be the best we can be, we then share of that goodness with all in our world.

Listen to pod casts based on Joyce Rupp’s Open the Door that will help you discover your authentic self and the sacred presence within you. Sr. Joan Mahoney, CND, gently guides you through each meditation and will post two or three meditations each week of Lent.  Click on the web link below and either listen on your computer or download to your mp3 player or ipod.
http://facpub.stjohns.edu/mahoneyj

Operation Rice Bowl Online Community Sign-UP
Operation Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services' Lenten Solidarity Program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. Sign up to become a part of the Operation Rice Bowl Online Community! You will receive e-mail reflections to help guide you on your Lenten journey with Operation Rice Bowl once a week during Lent 2009. Click on the link below to sign-up.
http://orb.crs.org/

Fr. Ed Hays Emails on NCRonline
Receive free weekly emails on your computer from the National Catholic Reporter. Fr. Ed Hays, renowned spiritual guide and author of more than 30 books, will offer weekly Lenten reflections at NCRonline.org beginning on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25) and continuing through Easter Sunday (Apr. 12). Free weekly e-mail blasts will go to opt-in subscribers who want first notice when the weekly column is posted.
http://ncronline3.org/drupal/?q=node/2569

Sacred Space – On-line Daily Prayer Method
Make a 'Sacred Space' in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day.
http://sacredspace.ie/

Daily Scripture Readings for the Mass, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The link below will connect you with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops daily scripture readings for the Mass. You can download the text or an audio of the readings. There are also daily video reflections for each day’s readings. 
http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtml

Busted Halo and its Guide to Prayer
Busted Halo is an online magazine for spiritual seekers, especially young adults, sponsored by the Paulist Fathers. Categories of articles include sex and relationships, entertainment and lifestyle, politics and culture, religion and spirituality, “googling” God. Well worth checking out!
http://www.bustedhalo.com

Experiment with some of the prayers links on this site. You could listen to sacred or secular music and notice how you feel. You could jog, hike, read scripture, say a rosary, go to Mass, or even just daydream. What brings you peace, joy, and hope? What makes you feel love and forgiveness? If you can find these, you have found God. Welcome to prayer.
http://www.bustedhalo.com/googling-god/how-to-pray

Creighton University’s Online Ministries Home Page
The Web site http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html includes:

  • Daily Reflections - A daily spiritual exercise for spiritual wellness. Available for handheld devices.
  • Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer - Find and maintain intimacy with our Lord in the midst of our busy, daily lives.
  • The Online Retreat - Movements of the Spiritual Exercises for very busy people.
  • Audio Retreats - Listen to an actual weekend retreat, given by one of our Jesuits at Creighton. These retreats are digitized and ready to be listened to online or downloaded for burning to CDs or copying to mp3 players. And, they are free.