Fr. Christian Mathis | July 20, 2009
One early morning last week I was awakened at 5 am by a loud knocking followed by a voice shouting, “Austin Police!” Once I realized that it was indeed our door the police were knocking on, I awoke my brother to answer the door, all the while wondering what was going on. Once we opened [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 11, 2009
Yes indeed! We’re going to Texas, boys and girls! We’re gonna do some ropin’ and ridin’ and have a rootin’ tootin’ good time!
Ok, so I’m not really planning on doing any roping or riding, but Texas is tomorrow’s destination. I know what many of you must be thinking, Texas? In July? Has the man lost [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 21, 2008
My brother and I have recently begun to step up our efforts to archive our family history on a website we created a few years ago. When we first began to work on the family site there was an energy and momentum surrounding its newness that helped us to get quite a bit done in [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 19, 2008
After six days of writing about iconography, I thought it might be fun to change the subject. Today my brother and I went outside to enter more fully into the life and culture of Austin, Texas. Blaine has immersed himself in the bicycle friendly environment of his new home and I went with him today [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 6, 2008
Ok, actually probably grade 12, but close enough.
My brother reminded me of this picture last night. His comment was, “You thought you were cool. LOL!” Whether or not I thought I was cool, it is clear from this picture that I was not. As I looked at the picture I began asking myself questions like, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 24, 2008
My brother and his family headed down the road this morning towards Myrtle Beach, SC as they continue on their vacation. My niece Julia has been looking forward to seeing the beach for the first time in her life so when we accidentally came upon a small beach by a lake in the mountains yesterday, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 21, 2008
My brother Blaine, his wife Emmy and daughter Julia arrived this morning. Julia is her curious two year old self. It must be great for everything you see to be fascinating and new. It seems as we get older we have to work harder to keep a sense of wonder for the world.
Glad to have [...]
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