Ironic Catholic | June 17, 2011
Fr. Christian kindly asked me to offer a reflection on Blessed Is The Kingdom, and given his place of residence, I suggested an “Ode to Southern Catholicism.” He may be regretting saying OK to that, but here it is. Those of you who know me through the Ironic Catholic blog may be thinking “Wait. Isn’t [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 3, 2011
Do not forget to welcome strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unaware. (Hebrews 13:2) One of the biggest impressions the Benedictines had upon me during my first two years of seminary formation was the importance of hospitality in the Christian life. I watched the example they gave in welcoming all as Christ and longed [...]
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 | October 18, 2010
While I was out hiking a crazy idea popped into my head. Why not invite lots of people to your house for dinner? Then I thought about the fact that I live in the perfect house for entertaining and that I love to cook and suddenly the idea didn’t seem so crazy any more. So, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 25, 2010
If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out my friend Mark’s blog, Traveling Teacher 2010, I encourage you to do so. His idea is to highlight the goodness of people by traveling around the world, relying only on the generosity of others. Those who have been following his blog have voted that he travel [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 11, 2010
One of the focus areas at St. Thomas for the month of January is an effort to invite Catholics who are no longer worshipping with us to give the Church another look. And while hospitality and welcoming is something we should not limit to one month, I am excited that this month we are making [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 13, 2009
There are still too many thoughts running through my head from our recent NPH tour to begin writing. In the interim, here is a video taken as we arrived at the NPH house in Nicaragua. This has to be the most exciting welcome I have ever received. Upon seeing their sign John made the comment, [...]
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