Fr. Christian Mathis | March 10, 2010
The seventh chapter of Thomas Howard’s book, Evangelical Is Not Enough, turns its attention to the subject of the Eucharist as a sacrament. Just recently in our diocese our bishop made national headlines for his response to an attack on the Catholic Church by a local Baptist minister that centered around an improper understanding the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 7, 2010
Yes, I know, I am breaking my own blogging rule about posting on the Sabbath. There are days, however, when it is for the greater good. Today is one of those days. This morning my office was overrun by the kids in our religious ed classes who have spent the past several weeks collecting canned [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 7, 2010
As we continue our Lenten journey, I am reminded again and again of how easy it is to give in to failure. Our job as Christians is to keep getting up. This post from last year is a good reminder that Christians have been prone to failure since the beginning. You can read it here.
Once [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 6, 2010
Today I am happy to be participating again in Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blogpost. I was fortunate enough to spend a good deal of time over at her blog last month discussing a book called Evangelical Is Not Enough, By Thomas Howard. This month I have chosen one of the more commented upon posts from [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 28, 2010
We are still just beginning our yearly journey of Lent. I hope this reflection on fasting will help encourage you on your way. You can read it here.
Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 26, 2010
Courtesy of s-p over at Pithless Thoughts.
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 25, 2010
It has taken some time to get back to the second half of the Thomas Howard’s Evangelical Is Not Enough. The posts on the first half of the book raised some good discussion here and it is my hope that the second half will be no different.
Chapter Six of the book begins to address prayer [...]
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