Fr. Christian Mathis | May 18, 2011
In light of recent conversations in the comment section of this blog I thought it might be of interest to readers that a new John Jay report on child sexual abuse among Catholic priests has been released. I have not yet finished reading it, but would welcome any feedback people have regarding this new report [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | April 5, 2011
Today our priests gathered for the second time as we continue to prepare for the implementation of the New Roman Missal. The highlight of the day for me was listening to Sr. Timothea Elliott, who was charged with speaking to us about the Biblical basis of the Roman Liturgy. I very much appreciated the depth [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 29, 2011
It has taken me some time to get back to my reflections on the Second Vatican Council. Today I would like to continue the journey through the council documents by taking a look at chapter three of the document on the Church, Lumen Gentium. You might recall that this document begins not by talking about [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 16, 2011
Recently I have been coming across more frequent comments about the nature of priesthood and how it relates to celibacy. Much of these comments have come in light of the Vatican’s decision to create an ordinariate for former Anglicans who are now, or who will soon be full members of the Catholic Church. Along with [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 17, 2010
Though they differ essentially and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are none the less ordered one to another; each in its own proper way shares in the one priesthood of Christ. (Lumen Gentium, 10) One of my favorite parts of the post-baptismal rite is [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 29, 2010
It wasn’t until I entered the seminary that I saw the ugliness of church politics that expresses itself in ways that are strikingly and unfortunately similar to so many television news networks. Probably one of the first ways I was to see it expressed was between those who argued among one another about the proper [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 25, 2010
Please keep my brother priests and I in prayer this week as we gather for our annual retreat in Maggie Valley, NC. I am looking forward to some time away from the internet for prayer, reading and time with my co-workers in ministry. We may even see some fall color if the rain will stop!
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