Fr. Christian Mathis | December 31, 2011
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a-laying. Today we turn our attention to the God who once described himself as a mother hen (Luke 13: 31-35). Although it is not hens but geese mentioned the sixth verse of the 12 Days of Christmas, the catechetical symbolism fits. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 22, 2011
This morning our parish DRE and I were having a discussion on books and the conversation quickly moved to a discussion of the many legends of the saints. One of my favorite books on the saints is called The Golden Legend, and though many people today dismiss it for its fantastic tales that in many [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 4, 2011
O Come, O Come Immanuel, And Ransom Captive Israel. O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart. –Entrance Antiphon for the Second Sunday of Advent What is it that has you imprisoned? Whatever [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 28, 2011
Here is an amazing story of one man’s ministry of prayer, listening and forgiveness. TORONTO – It’s a cool autumn night, and Robert Kinghorn begins his downtown ministry as night falls on Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto. Amid the hustle and bustle of night life near a local hamburger joint, Kinghorn stands out sporting a [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 4, 2011
The story of St. Maximilian Kolbe illustrates how we are called, even in the most difficult of circumstances, to allow Christ’s light to shine forth in the world. The narrator of this video describes the effect his sacrifice had one his fellow prisoners at Auschwitz. It was an enormous shock to the whole camp. We [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 29, 2011
Much of the process in writing an icon in the egg tempura style involves adding more and more layers of light. At various times throughout this process the icon reaches a point where it looks pretty good: the colors are nice, light seems to be shining from the image on the board, and it is [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 6, 2011
Often when I have spent a week writing an icon I have written posts about the process in order to share the spiritual dimension of iconography. This week I chose to allow my keyboard to be silent so as to enter more fully into the process. There is still one day remaining in the writing [...]
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