Fr. Christian Mathis | January 25, 2010
The one thing St. Paul feared, indeed dreaded, was to offend God; nothing else could sway him. Therefore the only thing he really wanted was always to please God. The most important thing of all to him, however, was that he knew himself to be loved by Christ. Enjoying this love, he considered himself happier [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | May 9, 2009
St. Thomas was blessed last week by the presence of Fr. Noel Mueller, a Benedictine from St. Meinred Archabbey, who was here to give our parish mission. Fr. Noel’s topic was the life of St. Paul and the impact his preaching had on the early church. Fr. Noel challenged us to hear the letters of [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | March 2, 2009
Last night I attended one of the more intense meetings of our parish JustFaith group. Our discussion brought to the table all manner of issues regarding the sanctity of life. We came to the realization that treating all human beings with the dignity and respect that our faith requires is challenging to say the least. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 25, 2009
Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus which would empower him to arrest and bring to Jerusalem anyone he might find, man or woman, living according to the new way. As he traveled along and was approaching Damascus, [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 16, 2008
Lord, make me chaste, but not yet. This is the famous line of St. Augustine of Hippo, arguably the most important theologian since St. Paul in the Western Church. As a seminarian I often had issues with much of what he wrote, but the thing that I could never take issue with was his life. [...]
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