Fr. Christian Mathis | June 30, 2009
Pope John Paul continues his thoughts on faith and reason in Fides et Ratio by turning to the fullness of revelation, Jesus Christ. He reminds his readers that,
Underlying all the Church’s thinking is the awareness that she is the bearer of a message which has its origin in God himself.
The knowledge which we have received directly [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 29, 2009
Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contempation of the truth. –Pope John Paul II
This blog’s recent discussion on the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist has led to some fascinating places, among them being thoughts on what place faith and reason have in the life [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 28, 2009
Okay. So maybe one more post concerning the Eucharist. Our recent discussion on the real presence brought me back to this short passage written in my prayer journal several years back from The Spirit of the Liturgy by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who has since become Pope Benedict XVI:
It (the liturgy) only has meaning in relation to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 26, 2009
Most of my posts since the Feast of Corpus Christi have centered around the Eucharist. It is a topic which I have enjoyed writing about for the last couple of weeks, but this post will be the last on the subject for a little while.
As many of you know, I have a great love for [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 25, 2009
Flat Bennie and I first met on a bus trip in 2005. We were returning from the National Catholic Youth Conference in Atlanta where he made his inaugural appearance. Since then, he has continued to show up every now and then at St. Thomas Parish. This morning we were able to introduce him to Flat [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 24, 2009
Last week when a friend of mine turned on my camera he looked at me and asked if I had purposely set it to psychedelic mode. He handed me the camera and when I looked at the screen it was easy to see what he meant. Waves of a digital lines of all colors were [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 23, 2009
A large part of our celebration of the Eucharist every week is the Liturgy of the Word. I have often suggested that good prayer is very much like a good date. The best kind of prayer involves both speaking and listening. Neglecting one or the other can derail the prayer very quickly. If you have [...]
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