Fr. Christian Mathis | March 9, 2011
Each year you give us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery with mind and heart renewed. You give us a spirit of loving reverence for you, Our Father, and of willing service to our neighbor. -First Preface for Lent Last night at our parish I celebrated Mardi Gras by hearing [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 12, 2010
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Because she was with child, she wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared in the sky: it was a huge [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 18, 2010
NPH 2010 from Christian Mathis on Vimeo. It has been a busy couple of weeks of visiting NPH El Salvador, celebrating anniversaries and catching up on work. Here is a video with a few highlights of our recent trip to El Salvador. Enjoy!
Fr. Christian Mathis | June 6, 2010
Posts are few and far between this week due to our annual parish trip to NPH El Salvador. Keeping with that theme, here is a post with two of the kids. Enjoy! Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 15, 2010
It was curiosity that first led me to Search. It was my sophomore year at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, TN and the many juniors and seniors wearing metal Jerusalem crosses piqued my interest. I soon learned these were also called “Search” crosses and that they were almost like a badge that said, “I [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 6, 2010
I came across this video by simple chance this past weekend and have enjoyed watching it again and again. You might remember Edgar from my earlier post, Giving Without Fear. These two present one of the best parts of NPH, a lightheartedness that overcomes those parts of life that tend to weigh us down.
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 16, 2009
Last night we finished up a parish study of C.S. Lewis’ book, The Great Divorce. The book begins with the premise the heaven and hell are indeed very different places, that we must choose either one or the other, and that they are in no way wedded to one another, not even in the smallest [...]
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