Fr. Christian Mathis | January 22, 2010
–1– For real country sausage, the best you ever tried, pick up a pound or two of Tennessee Pride! This has been the song stuck in my head all week long. It started with a search for Jimbo Whaley’s cover of a Journey song that I heard him perform a few months back. What I [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 21, 2010
Regular visitors to this blog may notice two new additions. The first is a link to my new podcast on the Saint Thomas website entitled, Faith Seeking Understanding. The idea behind this podcast is to create a forum for exploring and deepening our faith. It has a question and answer format, with questions being taken [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 19, 2010
A friend of mine directed me to this parody letter from Lily Coyle, posted in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Letters to the Editor. In it she responds to the Rev. Pat Robertson’s statement that the earthquake in Haiti was the response of God over the “pact” that the Haitians made with the devil. It seems well worth sharing [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 17, 2010
Since we have just begun the season of Ordinary Time, I thought it would be appropriate to repost this reflection from the beginning of last year’s season. You can check it out by clicking here. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 15, 2010
It was curiosity that first led me to Search. It was my sophomore year at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, TN and the many juniors and seniors wearing metal Jerusalem crosses piqued my interest. I soon learned these were also called “Search” crosses and that they were almost like a badge that said, “I [...]
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Tags: Chattanooga Search Program, forgiveness, Jerusalem Cross, joy, Knoxville Search Program, Notre Dame High School, prayer, retreat, SEARCH, Search for Christian Maturity
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 14, 2010
Archbishop of New York, Tim Dolan’s words on Haiti. He suggests prayer and sacrifice for our brothers and sisters there. Having been to Haiti myself twice, I can say that they need our help now more than ever. Archbishop Dolan’s high praise of Catholic Relief Services is a sentiment that I share. To find out [...]
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Tags: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Catholic Relief Services, CRS, Haiti, prayer, sacrifice