Fr. Christian Mathis | May 28, 2009
Last night we gathered to celebrate Fr. David’s fifteen years of priestly ministry. His request was to have a simple parish gathering, with a few additional family and friends. We had a late start, due to the beginning of nearby bridge repair, but the pews slowly filled for what we knew would be a bittersweet [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 25, 2009
When Flat Thomas was first introduced to me, I had no idea just how popular he would be, or how far and wide he would travel. Maybe it is the fact that he is an Apostle, perhaps it is his striking beard, but he is certainly making a good impression.
Last weekend when Flat Thomas was [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 22, 2009
Ora et Labora is the motto of the Order of St. Benedict. It is a motto, when lived faithfully, draws one deeply into the heart of Christianity. This short phrase, in English translated “prayer and work”, provides a balance between two ways of deepening a relationship with God and the Christian community.
This summer St. Thomas [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 19, 2009
One of my fellow bloggers recently commented on the sense of quiet at this blog lately. Posts have been few and far between and at least in my opinion, less reflective. Yet even though there have been less of my own reflections being written here, it does not mean they have been absent, far from [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 15, 2009
Every year at St. Thomas we celebrate our feast day with a parish gathering when we can come together to pray, eat, and share the faith that has been given to us by all those Christians who have gone before us. One way that we will prepare this year as a parish family is to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 13, 2009
Recent guest blogger for Blessed Is The Kingdom, Ashley Siferd, has decided to enter the blogosphere more permanently by creating her own blog. If Necessary, Use Words is a site that I look forward to visiting often. Ashley did such a fantastic job with her posts here, that many of her family and friends encouraged her to continue [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 11, 2009
Recent years have seen a rise of interest among Christians in discovering the treasures of the ancient Church. The writings of the Fathers continue to gain popularity as modern Christians seek to deepen their understanding of the wisdom present in the earliest Christian communites. Figures such as St. John Chrysostom and St. Ambrose present ideas [...]
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