Fr. Christian Mathis | November 15, 2009
For the second edition of the Sabbath Sunday I would like to share a post written by my friend Jim while I was out “resting” on the Appalachian Trail in April. It is a blessing to have friends who are willing to contribute to this blog when I am away, so that from time to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 14, 2009
It must be realized that the true sign of spiritual endeavor and the price of success in it is suffering. He who proceeds without suffering will bear no fruit. Pain of the heart and physical striving bring to light the gift of the Holy Spirit, bestowed in holy baptism upon every believer, buried in passions [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 13, 2009
This week’s quick takes are an opportunity to highlight some fellow bloggers who keep me coming back for more. Some I have met and others I have not, but they are all worth checking out. –1– First up is my friend, Fr. Gregory Jensen over at Koinonia. Fr. Gregory is a deep thinker who continues [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 11, 2009
Here we come to the part of the mass that most Western Christians would consider to be the center and most important part of our prayer, that being the institution narrative and consecration. The new GIRM describes this section of the Eucharistic Prayer in these words, Institution narrative and consecration: In which, by means of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 9, 2009
In my Friday post I mentioned the number of deaths there have been in the parish over the past few weeks. Today I was struck very powerfully by how quickly we as human beings move from life to death or as our Christian faith tells us, from one type of life to another. This afternoon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 8, 2009
Today’s blogpost is meant to continue challenging myself, along with my readers, to take the Sabbath more seriously than we normally do in American society. It is also an experiment to see if there are other bloggers who would like to send the same message, while also linking to other blogs. Eleven years ago I [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 7, 2009
Today I am happy to be participating again in Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blogpost, although we might have to call it the Saturday Morning Blogpost due to my timing this month. I am choosing to share a post from my recent series on the Eucharist. I hope that readers will take a look at not [...]
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