Fr. Christian Mathis | February 3, 2012
Since posting Bishop Stika’s letter to the Diocese of Knoxville that states his opposition to the recent Health and Human Services mandate that will require certain Catholic institutions to provide insurance coverage for services such as sterilizations and certain abortion drugs, I have been engaged with many of my friends and acquaintances on the issue [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 2, 2012
Upon returning from his Ad Limina visit this week, Bishop Richard Stika released this statement concerning the recent government mandate which would require the Catholic Church to provide health insurance benefits that include drugs and procedures that are in opposition to its belief. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I write to you having just [...]
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 | May 30, 2011
Yesterday when the idea for today’s earlier post began forming, I made a call to deacon and photographer extraordinaire, Patrick Murphy-Racey to see if he had any good photos from Saturday’s ordination. Being ahead of my normal writing schedule, I finished the post before receiving the photos this afternoon. That being said, this picture of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 15, 2010
A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to attend at lunch at our bishop’s house for the Hispanic leadership in our diocese. One of the questions posed to the bishop by one of the young leaders in attendance was why Cardinals of the Church wear red. Bishop Stika answered by explaining that Cardinals make [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 24, 2010
Yesterday at our meeting of the priests of the diocese our bishop came through on his promise of an autographed Stan Musial baseball. Bishop Stika is a huge Cardinals fan and a friend of Stan the Man. I was, and still am, pretty excited. Stan Musial is one of the greatest hitters in the history [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 19, 2010
Press Conference, The Diocese of Knoxville, April 15, 2010, Bishop Richard F. Stika from patrick murphy-racey on Vimeo. Though it is never uplifting to hear about a priest sexually abusing a child, Bishop Stika’s response to last week’s revelations has given me even more confidence in his leadership in our diocese. In this 26 minute [...]
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