Fr. Christian Mathis | October 17, 2010
My friend David and I have been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to get back on the Appalachian Trail for our annual section hike. We spent extra time getting our bodies in shape and planning reasonable mileage for the beginning of the trip so as not to have any of our all to common “stupid injuries”. [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 1, 2010
On Sunday my friend David and I will be heading back to Virginia to continue our quest to walk every mile of the Appalachian Trail. Since we will be far from the world of technology, there will be no posts here for a couple of weeks. Please keep us in your prayers as we hike [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | January 22, 2010
–1– For real country sausage, the best you ever tried, pick up a pound or two of Tennessee Pride! This has been the song stuck in my head all week long. It started with a search for Jimbo Whaley’s cover of a Journey song that I heard him perform a few months back. What I [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | April 30, 2009
The Christian is by nature a man of gentleness and quiet, or serenity and peace. (Clement of Alexandria) The beginning of every backpacking trip requires a few days to leave behind all the noise and distractions that go along with the busy world we live in. The great thing about the most recent trip is [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | April 27, 2009
This weekend was spent speaking to many parishioners about David and I’s most recent 187 mile backpacking experience. Many people tend to look at you with eyes that say, Why in the world would you want to walk that far, and in the mountains and unpredictable weather at that? One of the people we met [...]
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Jim Wogan | April 14, 2009
As Father Christian begins his 200-mile walk in the woods, some of us have been invited to occupy his space as guest bloggers. I read baseball scores for a living, and in no way do I feel qualified to preach or offer insight on things spiritual. I am, however, the first to jump off the [...]
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