Fr. Christian Mathis | July 22, 2009
Today I made a long planned trip to the post office to mail letters to some of our St. Thomas parishioners whom I have been praying for during this month of holy rest. The notes were meant to be mailed earlier this month, but better late than never I suppose. It was good to spend [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 18, 2009
Today I finished writing the icon of Gabriel, well almost. There is still some gold to be burnished and the sealing of the icon in a few months, but the basic shape is there. One thing many people don’t realize is that writing an icon is primarily about prayer and only secondarily about painting. Each [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 17, 2009
Today was a late day at the icon studio. I ended up staying an additional three hours to continue working with the shell gold we made earlier this week. Instead of using the process of floating to create all the highlights, we are creating some also from paint made from gold leaf. These highlights will [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 13, 2009
Flat Thomas accompanied me to visit the icon studio today and made some new friends. It was good to have a travelling companion as well as to see some familiar Texan faces. Today I began the process of writing a new icon of the Archangel Gabriel. The first steps are to trace and etch the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 7, 2009
Sarah Young’s book Jesus Calling is an excellent resource for those wishing to live the lifestyle of a “Contemplative in Action”. Sarah and her husband are Christian missionaries who are seeking to proclaim the Gospel to those they encounter around the world. Jesus Calling is a challenge, especially to those of us who are in very [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 23, 2009
A large part of our celebration of the Eucharist every week is the Liturgy of the Word. I have often suggested that good prayer is very much like a good date. The best kind of prayer involves both speaking and listening. Neglecting one or the other can derail the prayer very quickly. If you have [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 16, 2009
Today was a full one without much time for blogging, but to stay with the Eucharistic theme I offer this post-communion prayer. Freely Thou has given me Thy Body for my food, O Thou Who art a fire consuming the unworthy. Consume me not, O my Creator, but instead enter into my members, my veins, [...]
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