Theology
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 [...]
O Antiphons – Messianic Titles
If we arrange the titles of the O Antiphons in reverse order, we receive a lovely message: ero cras, Latin for “tomorrow, I will come.” Take a look at the chart below: MESSIANIC TITLES OF THE “O” ANTIPHONS Date Title Language Translation Dec 17th Sapientia Latin Wisdom Dec 18th Adonai Hebrew LORD Dec 19th Radix [...]
O Antiphons – Emmanuel – Dec 23
The final O antiphon appears tonight. The title of our God that is truly remarkable: God-with-us, or in Hebrew, Emmanuel. How blessed we are that the Creator of everything chooses to become part of His creation; to enter into this world as one of us. O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior [...]
Tim LaHaye missed Mass today
Today is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – and it’s a shame that Tim LaHaye wasn’t with me at Mass this morning. You see, in the Epistle we hear St. Paul using the very language that LaHaye and his followers base their “rapture” theology on: For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, [...]
What’s in a name?
Rev. Mr. Chris The title of this blog is a nod to two (or would it be three?) converging presences in my life: My two older brothers, Rick & Larry gave me the nick-name “Mr. Chris” many years ago. The honorific for a deacon is “Rev. Mr. ___________” So, upon completing my diaconate formation and [...]
