Centers for Spiritual Living

Confers Spiritual Hero Award on Pope Francis

As announced in the December 2017 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine, the Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) honors Pope Francis with its Spiritual Hero award.

“Into our tumultuous world occasionally step individuals whose passion and compassion reach across the boundaries of one religion or teaching to embrace and uplift us all,” says Science of Mind Editor and Publisher Rev. Dr. David S. Goldberg. “Pope Francis, with his unapologetic dedication to protecting our environment, his passionate commitment to social justice and his incredible caring for ‘the least of these among us’ personifies the qualities of a spiritual hero. Regardless what religion you follow, or even if you follow none, you can immediately connect with this Pope’s message for humanity.”

“Pope Francis stands firm that God always meets people where they are in their lives,” writes Gary Jansen, author of the article. “We don’t have to be a nun, a priest or a monk to experience the heart of God. Busy mothers, fathers and students — all of us — can use the power of prayer to nurture the ability to see the divine in everything we do, even the seemingly menial tasks in our lives. When we look for God’s presence in all of these things, we are taking a first step toward praying with our hearts.”

“Some of the reasons we chose to honor Pope Francis,” Goldberg adds, “include his lifelong commitment to peace and creating a world that works for all, and the results from his work with people from all walks of life around the world. His place in our world brings hope to Catholics and non-Catholics alike, hope for a brighter tomorrow, hope for a world centered on love.”

CSL has only one criteria for its Spiritual Hero: that the person does not identify as a Religious Scientist. “This is our way of acknowledging that we are all One,” Goldberg says, “and that there are many people from many faith traditions doing good work in the world.”

For these reasons and more, CSL honors Pope Francis as its Spiritual Hero.

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On November 28, the world celebrates #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. For the past six years, #GivingTuesday has kicked off the charitable season, offering a multitude of ways to support those organizations whose missions speak to our hearts.

This year, the Science of Mind Archives and Library Foundation, celebrating its 10th anniversary, invites you to celebrate #GivingTuesday by making a gift to their ongoing work. The Foundation is an independent entity, entirely supported by donations.

The organization’s mission is to locate, organize, preserve and share records, resources, materials and documents that support the activities and expressions of Science of Mind. The library boasts one of the largest collections of metaphysical books in the United States — approximately 12,000 volumes of new and rare books by metaphysical authors, theologians and self-help writers. Your donations and subscriptions allow us to preserve this priceless heritage for future generations.

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Good Thoughts and a Good Harvest

— Ernest Holmes

A good tree produces good fruit, so good thoughts bear a harvest of good deeds, while evil consumes itself in the flame of its own fire. If a man’s life produces good deeds, then the man is himself good; and this, no matter what his particular religious belief may or may not be.

The mouth speaks from the heart. It is impossible for a man to conceal himself. In every act, word or gesture, he stands revealed as he is, and not as he would have himself appear to be. From the universe, nothing is or can be hidden; the very walls have ears and the mirror of life cannot help reflecting back to us that which we really are.

Jesus plainly tells us that we are held accountable for the very word which we speak. No man ever lived who placed a greater power in the word. By our words we are justified or condemned. The word may be considered to be the complete thought and act of man. There must be a thought before there can be an act, and a thinker before there can be any thought. The thinker condemns or justifies himself through his thought.

— “The Science of Mind,” page 448, soft cover version printed in 2012

Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving

“Gratitude is one of the chief graces of human existence and is crowned in heaven with a consciousness of unity.” — Ernest Holmes