Fr. Christian Mathis | October 26, 2011
One of the best things about our annual priest retreat is having the opportunity to sit back during our sessions and listen, to reflect, and to ponder in one’s heart the mysteries of our faith. Sister Timothea Elliot continues to give my brother priests and I food for thought and prayer that I hope will [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | September 3, 2011
It’s time again for Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blog Post. Each month Elizabeth invites fellow bloggers to share their favorite post of the month and gives us the opportunity to meet new bloggers. This edition of the post includes the months of both July and August since Elizabeth spent much of July in Bolivia. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 16, 2011
My most recent post on holy days of non-obligation elicited this response from a friend of a friend, They should stop calling them holy days of obligation then. The very word has the most negative connotations. Maybe “holy days of awesome”? Another friend had this response, Your last point is so essential, and I am [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | February 15, 2011
Yesterday I had the privilege, along with several other St. Thomas parishioners to visit St. Nektarios Russian Orthodox Church to venerate the Kursk Root Icon which has been traveling down the East Coast on a pilgrimage to several churches. The Knoxville News Sentinel recently posted an article about this 715 year old, miraculous icon. The [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | January 2, 2011
Even though the feast of Epiphany traditionally falls on January 6, its celebration has recently in many parts of the Catholic Church been transferred to the Sunday nearest to that date, which is why in our diocese we are celebrating it today. I know what you’re thinking, “Isn’t January 9 closer than January 2?” and [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | December 25, 2010
A family record of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah whose mother was Tamar. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram. [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | November 17, 2010
Today we began our day with a visit to the city of Nazareth where we were able to celebrate the liturgy at the place where Mary accepted God’s invitation through the angel Gabriel to become the mother of God. In her simple reply to God, she opened the door for the Incarnation of Christ, and [...]
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