Fr. Christian Mathis | October 18, 2010
While I was out hiking a crazy idea popped into my head. Why not invite lots of people to your house for dinner? Then I thought about the fact that I live in the perfect house for entertaining and that I love to cook and suddenly the idea didn’t seem so crazy any more. So, [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 17, 2010
My friend David and I have been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to get back on the Appalachian Trail for our annual section hike. We spent extra time getting our bodies in shape and planning reasonable mileage for the beginning of the trip so as not to have any of our all to common “stupid injuries”. [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 17, 2010
O God, you are my God, for you I long. For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, LIke a land parched, lifeless, and without water. So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory. For your love is better than life; my lips offer you worship. I [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 2, 2010
Ok. So I had one more thing to post before taking off to the woods. Elizabeth Esther hosts this opportunity every first Saturday of the month to share one post that stood out during the past month. This month my post called Being In Communion wins the prize among some other interesting posts that began [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 1, 2010
On Sunday my friend David and I will be heading back to Virginia to continue our quest to walk every mile of the Appalachian Trail. Since we will be far from the world of technology, there will be no posts here for a couple of weeks. Please keep us in your prayers as we hike [...]
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