Fr. Christian Mathis | March 25, 2011
This was God’s plan to change the world–He chose His followers to be the change–He chose you, and He chose me. We are the ones who will bring the good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, and stand up for justice in a fallen world. We are the revolution. We are God’s Plan [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 21, 2011
Eat good foods in moderation. Maxim #7 One of the best books to cross my path last year is Michael Pollan’s, In Defense of Food. In it, he proposes that the most healthy way of relating to food consists of three basic principles: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. When coming upon Fr. Hopko’s [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 30, 2010
My blogger friend, Macrina Walker, who writes at A Vow of Conversation tagged me in this meme that focuses on authors of influence. 15 Authors (meme) Fifteen authors (poets included) who’ve influenced you and that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag at [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 22, 2010
Today seemed like a good Friday to participate in Jennifer’s Quick Takes. These always allow me to take a snapshot of my life and reflect on it briefly. -1- This past Sunday we were blessed to have Fr. Scott Daniels who works with Priests for Life visit our parish to preach on the dignity of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 4, 2010
As someone who loves reading Rachel Held Evans’ blog, I was happy to know that she was writing a book. Evolving in Monkey Town follows Rachel’s childhood in Dayton, TN when she was a Christian with all the answers through her early adulthood when she learned that perhaps the questions were more important for her [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 3, 2010
Everyday Greatness, Inspiration for a Meaningful Life first caught my eye as a result of the name Steven Covey being on the cover. I am a big fan of Covey’s Seven Habits and principle based living. This being said, I was disappointed with this book. Perhaps I didn’t read the fine print, but what I [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 25, 2010
It has taken some time to get back to the second half of the Thomas Howard’s Evangelical Is Not Enough. The posts on the first half of the book raised some good discussion here and it is my hope that the second half will be no different. Chapter Six of the book begins to address [...]
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