Fr. Christian Mathis | August 26, 2011
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to spend the evening with my good friend Fr. David for dinner and to hear Gillian Welch and David Rawlings as they shared their gift of music and poetry with the people of Knoxville. At some point as we listened to them perform on Wednesday night, I realized [...]
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Tags: beauty, being present, David Rawlings, Fr. David Boettner, friendship, Gillian Welch, gratitude, Johnny Cash, Knoxville, Loretta Lynn, music, Old Crow Medicine Show, Thanksgiving, The Doors
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 20, 2011
Has anyone else noticed that in almost every picture of Pope Benedict XVI he is smiling from ear to ear? He has a kind of impish grin that exudes joy above all else. I mentioned in an earlier post that one of the highlights of our recent priest gathering was hearing Msgr. Stephen Rossetti speak [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | May 23, 2011
Reveal all your thoughts and feelings regularly to a trusted person. Maxim #14 Everyone needs a trusted friend who is there to listen without judgement and to share in all the ups and downs of life. It is essential to the Christian life to have someone who knows us well enough to offer good advice [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | August 15, 2009
In honor of another great Old Crow Medicine Show concert last night this blog is happy to share the following videos. Enjoy!
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Tags: Dave Rawlings Machine, friendship, Gillian Welch, Justin Townes Earle, Knoxville, music, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Felice Brothers
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 20, 2009
Please keep in your prayers the Feist family who last night suffered the loss of two of its members, Nancy and Peter. Nancy was due to give birth to her sixth child, Peter, in September. Last night she collapsed and doctors were unable to save her or Peter. Dave and Nancy and their family have [...]
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Tags: death, eternal rest, faith, friendship, light, Nancy Feist, Peter Feist, sorrow
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 8, 2009
Jennifer over at Conversion Diary gave me the idea to create this blogpost where we can learn more about the readers of this blog. There are several frequent commentors whom I have enjoyed getting to know so far, but it would be great to find out more about the rest of you. With this in [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | May 28, 2009
Last night we gathered to celebrate Fr. David’s fifteen years of priestly ministry. His request was to have a simple parish gathering, with a few additional family and friends. We had a late start, due to the beginning of nearby bridge repair, but the pews slowly filled for what we knew would be a bittersweet [...]
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Tags: Deacon Jose Rivera, Eucharist, Fr. David Boettner, friendship, healing, John Deinhart, love, ministry, priesthood, service, St. Thomas, Thanksgiving