Fr. Christian Mathis | September 9, 2010
Advent is closer than you think, which at St. Thomas means we are once again preparing for a Conspiracy. This year the folks at Advent Conspiracy are hosting a contest that will give even more people the opportunity to “enter the story” of Advent and Christmas. Is there anyone else out there who wants to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 5, 2010
Continuing with discussions on Thomas Howard’s book, Evangelical Is Not Enough, we come to the chapter entitled, “Christian Worship”. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see the wonderful dialogue at Elizabeth Esther’s blog, which is the inspiration for this series of reflections, I invite you to do so. In this post I hope simply [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 4, 2010
Last night at our Three Kings Party we announced that the efforts of St. Thomas and St. Mary parish in this year’s Advent Conspiracy raised 13,000 dollars for the medical clinic at NPH El Salvador. This video shows some of the faces of the kids there. Thanks to my friend John Deinhart for creating this [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 10, 2009
The photo above captures a favorite memory from our recent trip to NPH in El Salvador. We were able to take several of the kids out for lunch and fun at a volcanic lake in El Salvador. This is a picture of Edgar in midair, leaping with no fear into the beautiful waters below. It [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 23, 2009
Yesterday the St. Thomas team of co-conspirators unveiled our idea of preparing for Christmas through a fourfold plan: Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More and Love All. Are you ready to enter the story?
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 6, 2009
-1- It seems appropriate that this edition of 7 quick takes will focus on life and death. I began the week by celebrating the Feast of All Saints followed shortly by my first funeral of the week, for a man who always showed myself and others how to live the Christian life with his generosity. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 27, 2009
Last year on the First Sunday of Advent , I discovered something I had not been aware of…..the Advent Conspiracy. The Advent Conspiracy is the brainchild of several friends who were pastors, who wanted to remind others of the power Christmas has to change the world. They suggested that Christians can still harness the power [...]
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