Fr. Christian Mathis | February 14, 2009
Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, ‘Abba as far as I can I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?’ then the old man stood up [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 13, 2009
As performance enhancing drugs once again take center stage (or should I say centerfield) in the national pastime with the admission of past use by Alex Rodriguez, my friends and I are are once again beginning preparations for our fantasy league. We have been playing this game now every year since 2001. It amazes me [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 12, 2009
Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude –Martin Luther King Jr. The life of a priest is centered upon building the Kindgom of God. This was the message placed before my brother priests and I at our annual study day in Gatlinburg, TN. Our presenter, Pat Kelly, suggested that building the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 11, 2009
One of the most important things in the life of every Christian is joy. A perpetual source of joy for me has been music. These days I am thankful for living near Knoxville, home of the best radio station in the world. WDVX has a tradition called the Blue Plate Special. Each weekday at noon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 10, 2009
An unexpected joy that blogging has given me is the gift of new friends. One of the first people I met through the blogosphere is Molly Sabourin, who will soon be releasing a new book on motherhood. I look forward to reading it, as I do continuing to read her blog, . Cruise on over [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 9, 2009
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I’m found, was blind, but now I see. “Christianity is a way of seeing,” I was told again and again by Fr. Bob Barron as a seminarian at Mundelein Seminary. The longer I have walked the pilgrim [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 8, 2009
A picture can bring back not only memories of days past, but can be a reminder of the changes one goes through as the years continue to pass. This picture taken on my descent from the summit of Mt. Sinai causes me to reflect upon how many things can effect the way we experience an [...]
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