Is Armageddon in 2034? A Hebrew Catholic View
Last week a close relative of mine who is a Jehovah's Witness informed me that Armageddon would occur on 21 May 2034. Of course his idea of Armageddon is rather different than mine. Apparently the JW's...
View ArticleEra of Peace, the Great Monarch and the Blue Moon in 2045: A New Understanding
I wrote this on September 21 2018: After reading Revelation and praying today in Adoration I received the impression that the first seal was opened in 2017 but the first Trumpet will not be blown until...
View ArticleTwo Great Monarchs: Another Mighty Angel in Apocalypse 5 and 10
Some Catholic commentators of the Book of the Apocalypse (Revelation) wrote that the "another mighty angel" of Revelation 10 represents the prophesied Great Catholic Monarch. However it is the Greek...
View ArticleImplicit Catholic Literary Icons in the Teachings and Stories of Rebbe...
Implicit Catholic Literary Icons in the teachings and stories of rebbe nachman of breslov: Literature Reviewsetting the scene“There are implicit Catholic literary icons of Eucharistic, Marian and...
View ArticleRebbe Nachman and the Frankists: A Hebrew Catholic Insight
The early Church followed a bilateral ecclesiology in which there was a Church of the Circumcision and a Church of the Gentiles.[1]However since the 4th or 5th century the Church of the Circumcision...
View ArticleBricolage and a Mystical Erotic Midrashic Approach to Scripture as...
Bricolage and a mystical erotic midrashic approach to Scripture as incarnational hermeneutics: Focusing on Shimon ben Yochai, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, St Lawrence of Brindisi and St John of the...
View ArticleThe Rakia in Genesis 1: Physical or Metaphysical?
One understanding of the Three HeavensThose who read my posts will know that a do not accept the Darwinian evolutionary explanation of origins. I hold that the history of man on earth is only about...
View ArticleInheritance and Liturgies of the 12 Tribes of Israel in the Future
13 gates of the Jewish TempleJewish tradition, as taught by the Ari, speaks about 13 gates of the Celestial Temple and that each of the 12 Tribes have a gate but the 13th gate is a gate of Divine...
View ArticleSt Joseph in the Kingdom of the Divine Will: Dispute for the Sake of Heaven
...After this I continued my acts in the Divine Fiat, and my poor mind stopped in the little house of Nazareth, where the Queen of Heaven, the celestial King Jesus and Saint Joseph were in possession...
View ArticleCleansing of the Jewish Temple on the 13th Nisan: A Hebrew Catholic Opinion
The Cleansing of the Jewish Temple by Yeshua occurred during what Christians call Holy Week. Some believe this cleansing occurred on the Monday of Holy Week and others on the Tuesday of Holy Week. I...
View ArticleIs Technology Turning our Kids into Zombies?
This an opinion piece written by a Hebrew Catholic cousin of mine called Gaye written in 2017.Is Technology Turning our Kids into Zombies? Do you find your children are becoming zoned out and not...
View ArticleGenre of Genealogy: A Comparative Study in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near...
Genre of Genealogy: A comparative study in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures“It is a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."— Plutarch.Genealogy...
View ArticleThe Four Senses of Scripture and the Four Temperaments
Recently I was writing an essay on genre which led me to reflect on how the reading of Scripture on the level of the four senses can be connected to the four temperaments. Both Judaism and Catholicism...
View ArticleThe four senses and the temperaments of the 13 Tribes of Israel
Brigade of Reuben-The ManThe Israelite Tribe of Reuben.Choleric-sanguine. (drash-sod). fire-air. Passionate and social Leader and Motivator. They are motivated firstly by pleasure and secondly by love....
View ArticleThe four senses and the temperaments of the 13 Tribes of Israel
In the previous blog post I discussed the connection between the four senses of Scripture of Peshat, Remetz, Drash and Sod and their connection with Noah, Japheth, Ham and Shem who represent or...
View ArticleJewish Roots of Christian Spirituality and Practice.
Jewish roots of christian spirituality and practice by: Br. Gilbert Joseph Bloomer“But we usually reserve the term spirituality for a relatively developed relationality to self, others, world, and the...
View ArticleThese are the Genealogies: The Hebrew Genre of Toledot
by Br Gilbert Joseph BloomerThese Are the genealogies: the Hebrew genre of toledot“A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden…and became four headwaters” (Gen.2:10)setting the toledot scene“These...
View ArticleThe Apocalyptic Chariot of Amminadab: the Mystical Charism of Gilbertine...
This icon by Sister Petra Clare shows the four-fold structure of the Gilbertine Order-enclosed nuns, lay sisters, canons and lay brothers.The apocalyptic chariot of amminadab: The mystical Charism of...
View ArticleThe First Resurrection and Rejuvenated Bodies
Some Catholics believe that there is an Intermediate Coming of Jesus which in Catholic tradition is also known as the Invisible or Hidden Coming of Jesus like a Thief in the Night (see Apoc.3:3; 6:15,...
View ArticleThe Jewish and Catholic Davidic Warrior Princes in Medieval Europe
One of the most important events occurred in European and World history that is a key that the modernists of Academia have tried to suppress is the history of the Exilarch family descended from King...
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