Fr. Christian Mathis | September 20, 2011
If you are like me, you enter into a daily struggle to be the best Christian you can be. One way of achieving better results that may not have crossed your mind is Fr. Thomas Hopko’s 21st Maxim for Christian Living: Have a healthy, wholesome hobby. That’s right, having a hobby can be an excellent [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | October 1, 2010
On Sunday my friend David and I will be heading back to Virginia to continue our quest to walk every mile of the Appalachian Trail. Since we will be far from the world of technology, there will be no posts here for a couple of weeks. Please keep us in your prayers as we hike [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | September 26, 2010
Thanks to my friend Anthony for reminding me about this video. Have a great Sabbath and remember to take a load off!
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Fr. Christian Mathis | July 11, 2010
Today’s Sabbath post focuses on the forgiveness. You can find it here. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog that is near and dear to your heart. Make sure to leave your name and the [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | June 27, 2010
Today’s Sabbath post focuses on the Holy Spirit. You can find it here. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog that is near and dear to your heart. Make sure to leave your name [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | June 20, 2010
Today’s Sabbath Sunday post is from the early days of my time as pastor. They are still accurate metaphors for the job. You can see the post here. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | June 13, 2010
Later this week I will celebrate mass in the parish to commemorate 10 years of priesthood. Here is a post from last year’s anniversary. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging. Please share an older post from your blog that is near [...]
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Tags: anniversaries, broken hearts, priesthood, rest, Sabbath