Fr. Christian Mathis | November 24, 2011
This morning at our Thanksgiving Day mass I celebrated the Eucharist for the last time with the prayers of our current missal. On this day when we pause to give thanks, I am thankful for these prayers that have served my entire life as a roadmap to God. These are the prayers that formed me [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 23, 2011
Though this is not happy news, I am thankful for the leadership of our current bishop. When faced with a situation of priest sexual abuse in our diocese, he has set an excellent example of how to respond to this terrible reality of sin in the church. There are never easy solutions when it comes [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 23, 2011
You are fond of contention, brothers, and full of zeal about things which do not pertain to salvation. Look carefully into the Scriptures, which are the true utterances of the Holy Spirit. Observe that nothing of an unjust or counterfeit character is written in them. There you will not find that the righteous were cast [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 19, 2011
[AC] Promo 2011 – International Justice Mission from Advent Conspiracy on Vimeo. Here we are once again at the season of Advent. Advent is a time for preparation, and perhaps most of all for conspiracy. The past three years I have attempted to enter the story of Christmas by taking time during the season of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 19, 2011
As a seminarian, I was sent for a summer to Mexico to be immersed in the language and culture there. It was part of my preparation for serving in a diocese where immigrants from Spanish speaking countries was on the rise. The man who ran the school repeatedly shared with us his rule for speaking [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 18, 2011
Something tonight drew me to this song of Vespers that was often sung when I was a Boy Scout. There is much to learn from its lyrics.
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 18, 2011
Earlier this week a parishioner gave our parish several relics, most of which are of the first class variety. For those who may be unfamiliar with relics, they are holy items connected with the life of Christ or the saints. There are three classes of relics: 1st class relics would include things like pieces of [...]
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