Fr. Christian Mathis | January 3, 2010
This Sabbath Sunday I am choosing to share a post from last Christmas centered on the gifts of the magi in honor of the celebration of Epiphany. The post is entitled, Myrrh is mine, it’s bitter perfume….
Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 29, 2009
Yesterday’s feast of the Holy Innocents still has me reflecting upon those parents who have lost a child, either through accidents, sickness or miscarriage. This past year I happened upon a website called, Naming the Child. I learned of it from Molly Sabourin in a letter to her daughter Lucy she composed and shared through [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 28, 2009
Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: A voice [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 23, 2009
O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver,
the hope of the nations and their Saviour:
Come and save us, O Lord our God.
As the days and now hours until Christmas draw near our prayers seem even more urgent. Come and save us, O Lord our God! The hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel, which draws entirely upon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 21, 2009
O Rising Sun,
splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness:
Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
Today’s antiphon is one of my favorites during this time of Advent preparation as it reminds us that even before Christ’s birth, the joy of his resurrection was present to those whom Isaiah [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 9, 2009
In my Friday post I mentioned the number of deaths there have been in the parish over the past few weeks. Today I was struck very powerfully by how quickly we as human beings move from life to death or as our Christian faith tells us, from one type of life to another. This afternoon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 6, 2009
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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. The [...]
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