Fr. Christian Mathis | November 18, 2011
Earlier this week a parishioner gave our parish several relics, most of which are of the first class variety. For those who may be unfamiliar with relics, they are holy items connected with the life of Christ or the saints. There are three classes of relics: 1st class relics would include things like pieces of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 9, 2011
A sermon of St Caesarius of Arles Baptism makes every one of us into a temple of God. My fellow Christians, today is the birthday of this church, an occasion for celebration and rejoicing. We, however, ought to be the true and living temple of God. Nevertheless, Christians rightly commemorate this feast of the church, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 3, 2011
It’s time again for Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blog Post. Each month Elizabeth invites fellow bloggers to share their favorite post of the month and gives us the opportunity to meet new bloggers. This edition of the post includes the months of both July and August since Elizabeth spent much of July in Bolivia. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 27, 2011
But by reason of their special vocation it belongs to the laity to seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them according to God’s will. They live in the world, that is, they are engaged in each and every work and business of the earth and in the ordinary circumstances [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 16, 2011
My most recent post on holy days of non-obligation elicited this response from a friend of a friend, They should stop calling them holy days of obligation then. The very word has the most negative connotations. Maybe “holy days of awesome”? Another friend had this response, Your last point is so essential, and I am [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 27, 2010
One of the things I have noticed in the process of writing icons by way of egg tempera is that continually throughout the process there are moments when I look down at what I have completed and say to myself, “That looks great already. Maybe I should just stop here.” Who wouldn’t be tempted to [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 13, 2010
Today’s work on our icons reminded me of an important aspect of the Christian life, that being we are always seeking greater perfection in the Christian life and the journey towards perfection never ends. One of my professors in the seminary, Fr. Bob Barron, once told me that we will never cease growing (even in [...]
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