Fr. Christian Mathis | June 29, 2011
One of my parishioners recently recounted an exchange that he had with one of our Protestant brothers who shared with him one of the big problems he had with the Catholic Church. “You all call your priests father,” he said, “in the Bible, Jesus says we should call no man father.” Having grown up in [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 25, 2011
Jim and I have been on a break from podcasting lately, mostly due to busy schedules in both the parish and in sports broadcasting. We are back with this new podcast on evangelization. You can listen here.
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 24, 2011
Read good books a little at a time. Maxim # 16 Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 16th Maxim for Christian Living is to read good books a little at a time. This is very similar to one of Matthew Kelly’s Seven Pillars of Catholic Spirituality. As a young seminarian I was given the same advice by Fr. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 22, 2011
Stephen Colbert is funny guy. In his recent commencement speech at Northwestern University he demonstrates this very well. He also shows that being Catholic has influenced his life and thinking. If you want to see why I posted this video or are simply short on time, you can skip to the 16 minute mark and [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 21, 2011
We are standing on holy ground. And I know that there are angels all around. Let us praise Jesus now. We are standing in His presence on holy ground. As we drew near to the end of communion this past weekend, these were the words of our communion hymn. As I listened to these words [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 20, 2011
Has anyone else noticed that in almost every picture of Pope Benedict XVI he is smiling from ear to ear? He has a kind of impish grin that exudes joy above all else. I mentioned in an earlier post that one of the highlights of our recent priest gathering was hearing Msgr. Stephen Rossetti speak [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 19, 2011
Happy Father’s Day! This weekend at St. Thomas we are celebrating Father’s Day with a gift for each family who gathers to celebrate the Eucharist. My hope is that this gift will remind all who receive it of the great love that has been given to us by our Father in heaven. My hope is [...]
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