Fr. Christian Mathis | January 31, 2010
This week for Sabbath Sunday, I chose a post from last year called, Being Messengers of the Good News. Pope Benedict has recently encouraged Catholics, especially the clergy, to take advantage of new forms of communication, such as blogs and social networking, in our work of Evangelization. About a year ago I asked readers of [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 29, 2010
This week’s 7 Quick Takes will focus on seven of my favorite books. I hope some of you will share some of your favorites as well in the comment section of this post. Don’t forget to check out other bloggers’ quick takes over at Conversion Diary. –1– When Fr. Tom first moved in to the [...]
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Tags: C.S. Lewis, Catholic Worker, cold, Dorothy Day, Dr. Don Klinefelter, Dr. Paul Farmer, Eucharist, Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Fr. Tom Moser, Haiti, heaven, hell, J.R.R. Tolkein, Kathleen Norris, Kingdom of God, love, Order of St. Benedict, Quick Takes, Sacraments, Sacred Heart Cathedral, seeds, Thomas Merton, Tracy Kidder
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 28, 2010
Taking a break from some more serious subjects, I offer you this Dave Rawlings Machine video in honor of Deacon Sean Smith, Chancellor of the Realm.
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Tags: Chancellor of the Realm, Dave Rawlings, Dave Rawlings Machine, Deacon Sean Smith, Gillian Welch, music
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 27, 2010
Elizabeth Esther has come up with the brilliant idea of hosting a book discussion at her blog on Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard. Elizabeth is a former Evangelical Christian who eventually moved to a more liturgical tradition. I am looking forward to the continued discussion at her blog, but I also thought it [...]
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Tags: Bible Belt, books, Catholic School, Catholicsim, Elizabeth Esther, Evangelical Christianity, Evangelization, Sacred Scripture, Sunday School, The Bible, Thomas Howard, tradition, witness
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 26, 2010
The past two days we the priests of our diocese have been gathered together to reflect more closely on the subject of intimacy and loneliness in the priesthood. It is a subject that comes up frequently in the life of most priests. We, like everyone else, need to have intimate relationships in order to live [...]
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Tags: Bartimaeus, cross, Fr. Gerry McGlone, Gatlinburg, health, intimacy, Jesus Christ, loneliness, priesthood, self abandonment, struggle
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 25, 2010
The one thing St. Paul feared, indeed dreaded, was to offend God; nothing else could sway him. Therefore the only thing he really wanted was always to please God. The most important thing of all to him, however, was that he knew himself to be loved by Christ. Enjoying this love, he considered himself happier [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 24, 2010
This week for Sabbath Sunday, I chose one of my favorite posts from last year that tells the story of climbing Mount Sinai. You can view 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 [...]
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Tags: iconography, Ladder of Divine Ascent, Mt. Sinai, pilgrimage, rest, Sabbath, St. Catherine's Monastery