Fr. Christian Mathis | February 24, 2011
For those of you who would like to know more about the author of this blog, here is your opportunity. My friend Eli over at The Practical Catholic recently asked me to sit down for an interview which is posted here. It is an honor to be interviewed by someone with such a deep commitment [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 22, 2011
Do acts of mercy in secret. Maxim #10 One of my favorite stories about St. Nicholas involves his help in providing money for the dowry of a girl whose family was unable to afford it. The story passed down to us through tradition tells of the holy man Nicholas, who upon hearing of the girl’s [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 15, 2011
Yesterday I had the privilege, along with several other St. Thomas parishioners to visit St. Nektarios Russian Orthodox Church to venerate the Kursk Root Icon which has been traveling down the East Coast on a pilgrimage to several churches. The Knoxville News Sentinel recently posted an article about this 715 year old, miraculous icon. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 13, 2011
It seems that Jim and I are liking the whole “rapid fire” concept when it comes to podcasts. In our latest edition, we even add fanfare music. You can listen here.
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 12, 2011
One of the sure signs that Spring is right around the corner is when sports talk begins turning to baseball. Today I received my annual invitation to take up the reigns as manager of the Bourgeois Pigs fantasy baseball team. The Pigs came in second last year and are primed and ready to challenge the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 12, 2011
Spend some time in silence every day. Maxim #9 We live in a culture filled with noise. It saturates every nook and cranny of our modern world. It is difficult to go anywhere today without the sounds of engines from planes, trains and automobiles. Then there are the sounds of our televisions and ipods. Advertisements [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 10, 2011
Earlier today I weighed in on the new iphone confession app that has been developed by several priests in South Bend, Indiana and is the first to receive an imprimatur from a bishop of the Church. In the same way that many news outlets incorrectly led people to believe that the Catholic Church was approving [...]
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