Fr. Christian Mathis | March 12, 2009
The icon of St. John the Baptist that I began working on back in December is progressing very slowly. My intention was to take my time so that there would be more focus on each step. Today I was happy to get some work done on the halo. It was my first attempt at mixing [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 11, 2009
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 10, 2009
Then seizing him [Jesus], they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest [Caiaphas]. Peter followed at a distance. . . .A servant girl . . . said, ‘This man was with him.’ But he denied it. ‘Woman, I don’t know him,’ he said. A little later someone else saw [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 9, 2009
When you get a chance, cruise on over to Aimee Milburn Cooper’s blog,Historical Christian. Her newest post begins, We have too many decent priests. I am tired of decent priests. Decent priests have done me little good. It seems her current reading has brought her upon a book called, The Soul of the Apostolate which boldly [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 7, 2009
Thomas Merton once wrote in his book, New Seeds of Contemplation, If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 6, 2009
It has been a busy week here as our diocese prepares for the ordination of our new bishop, Richard Stika. Much of my time has been spent going over the details of how to best prepare for 4,500 of the faithful to receive communion smoothly and quickly. It is also the first week of Lent, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 4, 2009
This morning our first reading at mass was taken from the book of Jonah. It had never struck me until preparing for this morning’s liturgy that Jonah is the perfect example of how one can be successful as a Christian during this season of Lent. Most of us know the story well. God comes to [...]
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