Fr. Christian Mathis | September 24, 2011
This most current commentary by Fr. Bob Barron is chilling in its description of an attitude of consumerism that is now effecting even matters of childbirth (or the lack thereof). It is alarming to listen to the logic many of these women use to justify killing their children. Fr. Barron describes, for example, how one [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 22, 2011
Every summer as a college student I would see him standing somewhere on the streets at the Riverbend Festival. He was a large man dressed to look like Christ, standing next to a life-sized cross on which large red letters were written, This Blood’s For You. I’m sure he thought this was a clever slogan [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 20, 2011
If you are like me, you enter into a daily struggle to be the best Christian you can be. One way of achieving better results that may not have crossed your mind is Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 21st Maxim for Christian Living: Have a healthy, wholesome hobby. That’s right, having a hobby can be an excellent [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 19, 2011
This past summer my friend Irene recommended a book to me entitled, The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios by Dionysios Farasiotis. It is the story of a young man on a spiritual journey who made the mistake that so many make of assuming that all spiritual traditions are equal. He wanted to experience [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 17, 2011
For the second year in a row this blog has been nominated in the annual Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards. Blessed is the Kingdom is in the running again for Best Under Appreciated Blog and Best Spiritual Treat. You may cast your vote at The Crescat by clicking here. There are quite a few good blogs [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 17, 2011
This talk by Archbishop Fulton Sheen remains full of wisdom for us today.
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 16, 2011
The recent decision by the bishops of England and Wales to return to the practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays might be a bit confusing to those who believed this practice was abolished after the Second Vatican Council. The truth is this penitential practice has remained a part of our Catholic tradition. Here is [...]
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