Fr. Christian Mathis | October 30, 2009
In beginning this new set of reflections on the Eucharistic Prayers used in the Roman Catholic tradition, it may help to see what the Church provides us in the new General Instruction to the Roman Missal (GIRM), which I will be referring to in the posts on the eight elements present in the Eucharistic Prayers. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 29, 2009
Our recent priest retreat with Fr. Gerry Austin, O.P. has me back to reflecting a bit more deeply on the Eucharist, and in particular the Eucharistic Prayers we as Roman Catholics use each day for celebrating our faith. My hope is to begin a series of reflections here that will explore more deeply the prayers [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 27, 2009
Last year on the First Sunday of Advent , I discovered something I had not been aware of…..the Advent Conspiracy.
The Advent Conspiracy is the brainchild of several friends who were pastors, who wanted to remind others of the power Christmas has to change the world. They suggested that Christians can still harness the power that [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 25, 2009
Baptism and the Eucharist were at the center of the presentations given by our retreat director, Fr. Gerry Austin O.P. this past week. He also helped us to take a close look at what he called the three priesthoods that exist within the Church–first and foremost is the priesthood of Jesus Christ, within this priesthood [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 19, 2009
Posts at Blessed is the Kingdom have been few and far between of late, much of this due to a recent full schedule that has not allowed for blogging. One positive reason for a lack of posts this past weekend was a visit from my brother and his wife, who are on vacation this week. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 11, 2009
Crazy. That is what this picture from Celebrate! St. Thomas seems to broadcast. It is by far my favorite picture I have seen from our annual parish celebration. Our youth minister Melanie was completely in character as she played the part of the Appalachian woman who thought the parish should be named St. Thomas, since [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 7, 2009
To pray is quite straightforward. Stand with the mind in the heart before the face of the Lord and cry: ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me’, or just: ‘Lord have mercy’, ‘Most merciful Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner’ — or with any other words. The power is not in the [...]
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