Jesuits
Snowy? Retreat
I’m anxious for the week to move along, as I’m attending our Knights of Columbus annual retreat this weekend. Each year Fr. Foster Council 9518 of Ralston, NE hosts a retreat in the middle of winter at the Creighton University Retreat Center in Griswold, IA. The retreat center is a former Boy Scout Camp, and [...]
The blood of the martyrs . . .
In his work Apologeticum written in 197 Tertullian included this famous line, “the blood of the matyrs is the seed of the Church.” (Chapter 50) Nothing could be more true, and the truth of his famous line is shown in both today’s feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, as well as Friday on the feast [...]
Week of Witnesses
This week is one filled with witnesses. A week of red vestments at the liturgy. A week of powerful examples for us all to model our lives after. The Greek word for “witness” is martyr, and the liturgical calendar this week features three feast days of martyrs: Monday, Oct 17th St. Ignatius of Antioch Tuesday, [...]
