Fr. Christian Mathis | January 5, 2012
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me, eleven pipers piping. Jesus chose twelve men who would become his apostles. Eleven of those were faithful. St. John was the only one to stand by him at the crucifixion, but ten others would return and remain faithful even to martyrdom. It is [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 5, 2011
It’s time again for Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blogpost. This month I chose my post on Carnac the Magnificent. Carnac has been visiting St. Thomas Parish to share jokes as well as his knowledge of the Catechism. You can check him out here.
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 16, 2011
Carnac the Magnificent visited St. Thomas this morning. Here’s what he had to say.
Fr. Christian Mathis | October 11, 2011
Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9) This morning at St. Thomas we gather to celebrate the life of Frank Cleary. I first remember meeting Frank at one of our parish finance board meetings. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 30, 2011
Cormac O’Duffy describes how his parish in Tennessee has overcome scandal and flourished. Shared from The Irish Catholic: I read online here in the US an article in an Irish paper that caused me some sadness. The author of the article wrote that, in the wake of the Cloyne Report, he felt he had been [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 31, 2011
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10) Have you ever felt that you were not worthy to use the name Christian when describing yourself? Have you ever struggled with that one particular [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | July 10, 2011
Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit was central in my homily today which was centered on the power God’s Word can have in our lives when we allow it to put down roots in our hearts. This is our first attempt as a parish to capture a bit of the preaching and music from our weekly liturgy. [...]
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