I need a car

Does anyone know anyone that wants to give away a car for free? My car finally quit on me today. It won't turn over or anything. Mostly to the water damage. I thought I fixed all of the leaks but I guess not.

Navy at Notre Dame

This Saturday I will be fortunate enough to attend the Navy vs Notre Dame game. What is interesting about this game, is that it is a very big rivalry (as most people know). They will be meeting for the 83rd time in series history (longest continuing series in the nation), Navy (6-3) and 19th-ranked Notre Dame (6-2).

Despite the one-sided result the last few decades, most Notre Dame and Navy fans consider the series a sacred tradition for historical reasons. Notre Dame, like many colleges, faced severe financial difficulties during World War II. The US Navy made Notre Dame a training center and paid enough for usage of the facilities, with federal tax money, to keep the University afloat. Notre Dame has since extended an open invitation for Navy to play the Irish in football and considers the game annual repayment on a debt of honor. The series is marked by mutual respect, as evidenced by each team standing at attention during the playing of the other's alma mater after the game, a tradition that started in 2005. Navy's athletic director, on renewing the series through 2016, remarked "...it is of great interest to our collective national audience of Irish fans, Naval Academy alumni, and the Navy family at large." The series is scheduled to continue indefinitely; renewals are a mere formality.

Now, although many people expect Notre Dame to crush Navy, I beg to differ. As the nation watched this Midshipman team take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, they saw a team that many people may have forgotten about, the United States Naval Academy, or better known as the MIDSHIPMEN!

Yes, Navy did have a tough loss last week to Temple. But, could that loss actually help them when they take on the Fighting Irish? Within their last seven years Navy is 20-6 in their next game after a loss. They are also 29-18 on the road within those last six years, 13th best in the nation. And if that isn't enough for you, then check this out:

Over the last six years, the Navy football team has turned in a 21-8 (.724) record in games played after Oct. 31, winning 14 of the last 18 games. The Mids are averaging 35.8 points per game in games played in November and December over the last six years (1,039 pts / 29 gms).

So what is my prediction for this years game?

NAVY 31 NOTRE DAME 27 What is your prediction?

Update from the Seminary

Happy All Souls Day!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful All Souls Day and is remembering their loved ones who have gone before us. I am sure that by now you are all realizing that an update every week is probably not going to happen. There is a lot going on here at the seminary, but at the same time not a lot. Most of our time is in studies and prayer, which is wonderful!

First of all, I want to thank everyone that helped donate Rosaries. The trip was a great success and there is more information along with pictures from his trip on my blog: http://christopherosgood.blogspot.com/2009/10/rosary-mission-was-success.html

A few weeks ago the seminary put on a golf tournament. We put it on every year and invite seminarians from all over. We had around eleven teams and men from four seminaries. It was a great time! My dad even came down and played on my team. http://christopherosgood.blogspot.com/2009/10/21st-seminary-golf-tournament.html

About two weeks ago, I attended the Coming Home Network Conference with one of my classmates and a few other seminarians from Cincinnati. It was great to meet new people and catch up with old friends. If you haven't attended one of these conferences before, you NEED too! http://christopherosgood.blogspot.com/2009/10/coming-home-network-2009.html

There was a Saint Party here at the seminary last Wednesday night. We all had to dress up as a saint and the priests had to guess who we were and then judge us. Another guy and myself dressed up as Holy Innocents and ended up winning first place! It was a lot of fun and I am already looking forward to next year.

Things are going well here and we are in our last week of classes. After this week we will have finals and then go on retreat for a week, then Thanksgiving break for a week. Please keep us in your prayers throughout these next few weeks as our quarter comes to a close.

-- In Christ,
Chris Osgood

Rosary Mission was a success!

A number of weeks ago I was asked by a friend to send him as many Rosary's as I could find. He was going to Honduras to give orphans Rosaries and help out the Franciscan Sisters down there. Well, when he came back he sent me a number of pictures to share with you all and let you know that the mission was a success!

Thanks to your generosity and prayers Chris was able to pass out over 20 LBS of Rosaries (he counted in pounds because that is what the airport told him that one bag was). That is A LOT of Rosaries!!!

The children went crazy trying to get one. They all wanted one and they all got one! Here are a few pictures from his trip:

Coming Home Network 2009

This past weekend, a classmate of mine and myself went up to Columbus, OH for the Coming Home Network Conference on Authority. We stayed at the Pontifical College Josephinum (seminary in Columbus), while we attended the conference.

I ran into a number of friends that I have met from the previous year. On Friday night when the talks were over, a group of us went to the bar on the other side of the hotel and talk about what we have been doing over the last year.The man on the far left is a lay person from Cincinnati, then Chris Geiger (seminarian), then Paul, Mike and myself who are all three Protestant Clergy converts.

Then on Saturday night Fr. Kyle Schnippel led the Holy Hour but asked the Cincinnati Seminarians to serve during it. Here is a picture of us in the Sacristy.

College seminarians: Tim Fahey (who will be in my class when he finishes college) and David Doseck (who will be one year behind us when he gets out of college). Then myself and Chris Geiger who are both Pre-theology 1.

21st Seminary Golf Tournament

About two weeks ago on October 17, our seminary held their 21st annual Seminary Golf Tournament. We had a number of seminaries come and participate in it.

My dad came down and played on my team, along with two men from my class. Our team name was Post PARtum Disorder. We had a lot of fun. We didn't win, but we did really good and shot a 78 when par was 72.

Here are some pictures:

This was our team, Brian Archdeacon, Paul Osgood (my dad), myself, and Matt Feist.

Here are pictures of other teams, right before my camera died on me.

Has it really been 4 weeks?

I didn't even realize it has been this long since I have last posted. I guess these posts every week might turn into once a month. It doesn't seem that long ago, but that could be because I read other blogs so I feel like I am always on.

Anyway, not to mislead you, but I am going to post things this week over the last few weeks. It has been very busy. Please continue to pray for us though!