Jim Wogan | April 14, 2009
As Father Christian begins his 200-mile walk in the woods, some of us have been invited to occupy his space as guest bloggers. I read baseball scores for a living, and in no way do I feel qualified to preach or offer insight on things spiritual. I am, however, the first to jump off the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 12, 2009
If anyone is devout and a lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful and radiant festival. If anyone is a wise servant, let him, rejoicing, enter into the joy of his Lord. If anyone has wearied himself in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If anyone has labored from the first hour, let [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 11, 2009
Behold, Behold, the wood of the cross, on which is hung our salvation. O come let us adore. These are the words we repeated in song as the members of St. Thomas parish made their way one by one to venerate the cross last night. Several minutes later we began to sing another verse, Jesus, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 11, 2009
Since I will be leaving civilization for a couple of weeks, I have asked a few friends to fill in as bloggers. They have happily agreed and I look forward to reading their thoughts when I return. I hope the regular readers of the blog will enjoy the diversity of thoughts they will bring to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 9, 2009
As I mentioned in an earlier post, our final speaker at the recent CAPS conference, Anne Grizzle, spent her time sharing her thoughts on the value of contmeplative prayer. One of the most common ways to enter into this practice is through what is called Centering Prayer. Anne spoke of the seemingly natural connection between [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 8, 2009
Last night we celebrated the annual Chrism mass in the diocese for the first time with our new bishop. Each year during holy week we come together as a diocese to bless the oils that will be used in sacraments throughout the coming year. There is also an opportunity for the priests of the diocese [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 5, 2009
I have just returned from my first meeting with a group called the Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS). CAPS is an interesting group made up of psychologists, counselors, teachers, pastors and others who are committed to bringing the best of Christianity and psychology together. Knowing that I would be in the minority at the [...]
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