Saturday, January 19, 2008

"The Other 6"

Hi folks!
People are doing interesting things to encourage people to pray through online resources. I've mentioned Sacred Space before, which is Lectio Divina in interactive online format. Here's a new initiative from Loyola Communications, called "The Other 6: where does God bubble up in your life?" It challenges you to think of where God was present to you in your day, and where you felt needed to see God. Worth checking out:

The Other 6 (as in praying the other six days of the week beyond Sunday)

More on the project in this article at Busted Halo:

Food, water and shelter are universal needs that transcend borders, age, gender, race, class and religion. But a visit to www.Other6.com is enough to demonstrate that human beings hunger and thirst for something less tangible but more profound: the presence of God.


On any given day at the site, you’ll find a South African man seeking conversation and inspiration, or a grieving Chicagoan asking for strength following the recent deaths of three family members. They—and hundreds of other people—are finding hope, enlightenment and solace on Other6, an innovative web site launched by Loyola Press for people of all faiths who desire deeper meaning in their daily lives. Father Paul Campbell of the Jesuits’ Chicago Province says he modeled Other6 after the Examen of St. Ignatius Loyola, a daily spiritual reflection. “I wanted to capture the heart of the exercise and put it out on the Web,” he says....

Tell me what you think. Clever evangelization? Prayers and computers don't mix? What?

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