Fr. Christian Mathis | December 30, 2008
Relax. This word always brings to mind Fr. Gus Belauskas, vice-rector of Mundelein Seminary, who had the word as his mantra and sage advice for seminarians. I often wonder why Americans, myself included, have such a difficult time really relaxing. My friend David and I have spent more than a few vacations together and always [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 25, 2008
Perhaps it is my family’s Methodist roots that make this one of my favorite Christmas songs. The lyrics were written by Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley who founded the Methodist church in 1739. The words of this song express beautifully my own joy that comes every year at Christmas when we remember what Christ [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 24, 2008
Our continuing family history project has allowed me to look at a wealth of Christmas photos from the many years of family celebrations. Here are a few simple observations I can make from looking through the eyes of the ghost of Christmas past. Faith was always a central part of our Christmas celebration. The primary [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 21, 2008
My brother and I have recently begun to step up our efforts to archive our family history on a website we created a few years ago. When we first began to work on the family site there was an energy and momentum surrounding its newness that helped us to get quite a bit done in [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 18, 2008
One of the things that most captivated my attention as a child was our Christmas tree. It just seemed to be magic, the way it glowed at night. I was happy the day that my housemate called to suggest we go buy our own tree this year. The surprise came when many of our parishioners [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 15, 2008
There has been a standing invitation from my brother priests in Oak Ridge to stop in for a visit when I am in their neck of the woods. Today I was there for a meeting and decided to see if I could find anyone home. Fr. William Oruko (pictured above on the left at the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 13, 2008
Recently, while searching the internet for a prayer of blessing for icons, I stumbled across a forum where I found the following short interchange. “What exactly is mandatory to have in a prayer corner?” “Prayer” My first reading of this exchange caused me to laugh out loud at the sarcasm underlying the curt answer to [...]
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