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Advent Conspiracy

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 30, 2008

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. In honor of the new church year I decided to try something new for the blog, a video! Perhaps this is another way of preparing for Christmas. Enjoy!

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Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 29, 2008

Sometime during this Thanksgiving holiday I got the fabulous idea for a new post that included a song by They Might Be Giants, a picture of David’s “See Windy City” birdhouse (a much more unique item than the “See Rock City” version—and I do encourage anyone to see both places!), and some more reflections on [...]

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Tags: Advent, Birdhouses, Chicago, Rock City, Thanksgiving, They Might Be Giants

Huckleberry Friends

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 28, 2008

Yesterday was truly a day to give thanks. I began the day by celebrating the eucharist with my new parish family, with the added bonus of the baptism of recently born twins. It was a nice way to begin the day. My afternoon and evening was spent with good friends that I have not seen [...]

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Tags: Baptism, Easter, friendship, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Thanksgiving

Thank You

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 26, 2008

Things I am thankful for this year, in no particular order: Friends, New and Old, Love, The Creeper Trail, Shotgun Shacks, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Family, Iconography, Huddles, Music, The Great Outdoors, Blogging, Siberian Huskies, Forgiveness, Campfires, Books, Mental Illness, Snow, Poetry, Monks, Trout Streams. French Restaurants, Pickles, Bicycles, Baseball, Car Trailers, Ashe County [...]

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Superman

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 25, 2008

This Sunday we begin the season of Advent. It has often been a season when I have encouraged others to slow down, to pray more, to do less so as to have more time for Christ. I also have a solid history of using Advent as a time to schedule myself with so many things [...]

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Tags: Advent, Messiah complex, penance services, preparation, priesthood, Superman

Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 24, 2008

This weekend I received a package with the final ingredient for completing the icon of St. Michael the Archangel. The last step of writing an icon is to seal the icon with oil. The sealing protects the icon so that it can be more easily touched. It also has the effect of deepening the colors [...]

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Tags: anointing, Baptism, Confirmation, iconography, Sacraments, Sacred Chrism, seal, St. Michael the Archangel

Hymn #101

Fr. Christian Mathis | November 21, 2008

This morning my friend David shared this song with me. I had not heard of Joe Pug but it looks like this is going to be one of those songs that I end up listening to repeatedly in order to savor its simple beauty. Enjoy! I’ve come to know the wishlists of my father I’ve [...]

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