Fr. Christian Mathis | January 4, 2012
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, ten lords a leaping. On the tenth day of Christmas we turn our attention to the guide of the Christian moral life, the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments show us that we must love God above all things, and our neighbor as ourself. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 3, 2012
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, nine ladies dancing. On this ninth day of Christmas we turn our attention to the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. Often I have heard people speak about discerning where the Holy Spirit is leading them. It can sometimes be a process fraught [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 19, 2011
Fr. Antonio Giraldo shares with us how we can enter more fully into the mystery of Christ during the last week of Advent. You can listen here.
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 7, 2011
Be Faithful in Little Things Maxim #25 One of the current gods of our culture, is the desire to achieve success. We are taught to wish for fame, fortune and power. And while our faith is not necessarily in opposition to any of those things, it does place a higher value on faithfulness than upon [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 28, 2011
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 6, 2011
Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth; where the rust and moth consume and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither the rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. (Matthew 6:19-20) To gain the happiness of heaven we [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 3, 2011
Be totally honest, first of all with yourself. Maxim #24 Sometimes I think that we don’t take the sin of lying seriously enough. We convince ourselves that a little fib is ok here and there and that it really doesn’t do much harm. We tend to forget that one of the 10 Commandments is, “You [...]
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