Fr. Christian Mathis | August 31, 2008
That’s right folks, fans. My friend Lora recently decided to replace her existing ceiling fan, so today we went in search of the most stylish, reasonably priced artificial wind producing device we could find. Today was blisteringly hot, and thus in my mind an appropriate day for buying a fan. I don’t know whether it [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 30, 2008
This weekend’s Gospel reading of Jesus’ rebuke of Peter reminded me of a sermon from Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, God In Pain. Taylor very effectively reminds us of Jesus’ invitation to take up our cross daily. I share here a small portion of her sermon that I still find inspiring, years after having first discovered [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 28, 2008
With the recent visit from my niece Julia and my sister’s frequent emails to pass along pictures of my nephew Eli, it strikes me that the next generation of our family has begun and is growing. I now have three nephews and one niece. I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting our newest [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 27, 2008
In honor of the feast of Saint Monica, I am posting one of my favorite pictures of my mother. My brothers and I discovered this picture several years back when we were beginning our family history project. It seems my mother was a fan of horses in her youth! This feast day is a good [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 26, 2008
What does the LORD require of you but to act justly and love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8 Recently I was invited to consider taking part in a program that our parish sponsors called JustFaith. My first question of course was, “What is JustFaith?” Our parish facilitator, John, promptly [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 25, 2008
It was a pleasant surprise when my friend Jim emailed to let me know he would be passing through town on the last leg of his summer vacation. Like many of his vacations, this one took place by way of motorcycle and allows him the freedom to simply drive down the road, seeing the people [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 24, 2008
My brother and his family headed down the road this morning towards Myrtle Beach, SC as they continue on their vacation. My niece Julia has been looking forward to seeing the beach for the first time in her life so when we accidentally came upon a small beach by a lake in the mountains yesterday, [...]
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