Saint Matthias Catholic Church
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I am Bishop Todd Bell and along with the community of Saint Matthias, I wish to welcome you and share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with all we come in contact with. Spreading the Good News of salvation and anxiously awaiting His coming in glory!
The Community of Saint Matthias is committed to an inclusive approach, void of barriers between God and His people. Christ ministered to those in need, rather than those who were in “good standing” under the “law”. Christ more often than not was found in the company of the “untouchables”, healing the sick, giving sight to the blind and ministering to forbidden people such as the Samaritan woman.
The Church must minister to people through love and kindness; not fear and heavy handedness. We seek to do this through equality, justice and truth. This is done through strengthening with an understanding of God’s Holy Scriptures, renewal within the Holy Eucharist and an openness to the Holy Spirit as He speaks to and through His people.
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“The Sanctity Of God’s House”Why do we go to the House of the Lord? It is the place where we know we will encounter/commune with God. From the time of the Tent of Worship in the desert, God has made His presence known in specific places. He set these places aside for the worship of His name. The House of the Lord is not a place to enter lightly or casually; rather, it is a place to go into with great reverence and expectation. The House of the Lord is Holy, and the fullness of His presence is found there. We reside in the Nave where we are saved, and we take part in the Sacred Mysteries that take place in the Sanctuary, the Mercy Seat of the Lord.Since the Passover of the Jews was near,Jesus went up to Jerusalem.He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,as well as the money-changers seated there.He made a whip out of cordsand drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,and spilled the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables,and to those who sold doves he said,“Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,Zeal for your house will consume me.At this the Jews answered and said to him,“What sign can you show us for doing this?”Jesus answered and said to them,“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”The Jews said,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years,and you will raise it up in three days?”But he was speaking about the temple of his Body.Therefore, when he was raised from the dead,his disciples remembered that he had said this,and they came to believe the Scriptureand the word Jesus had spoken.
“Seeking Wisdom”The Biblical use of the word wisdom has a lot to do with seeking God in our understanding. To be wise is to know what we do not know and to desire that which is offered to us by God. Sadly, all too often, we seek God to help us accomplish our desires. Yet if wisdom is found in God, shouldn’t we be seeking our place or role in accomplishing His desires? In today’s first reading, we are reminded that wisdom is readily found in those who seek her. The keyword here is seek. Let us put aside the desires of the flesh and seek the wisdom of God.Resplendent and unfading is wisdom,and she is readily perceived by those who love her,and found by those who seek her.She hastens to make herself known in anticipation of their desire;Whoever watches for her at dawn shall not be disappointed,for he shall find her sitting by his gate.For taking thought of wisdom is the perfection of prudence,and whoever for her sake keeps vigilshall quickly be free from care;because she makes her own rounds, seeking those worthy of her,and graciously appears to them in the ways,and meets them with all solicitude.
“Yes And No”Dichotomy is at the very root of how we are called to make decisions. Yes or no, black or white, right or wrong; all these are decisions we are called to make. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells His disciples about dichotomy. He tells them that how we deal with little things is evidence of how we will deal with big things. How we deal with other people’s matters is evidence of how we will deal with our own. One person cannot serve two masters, because we only have one life to commit to service. We are called to serve God and no other. May our yes be yes and our no be no; may we serve God, forsaking all other as long as we shall live.Jesus said to his disciples:“I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth,so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.The person who is trustworthy in very small mattersis also trustworthy in great ones;and the person who is dishonest in very small mattersis also dishonest in great ones.If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth,who will trust you with true wealth?If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another,who will give you what is yours?No servant can serve two masters.He will either hate one and love the other,or be devoted to one and despise the other.You cannot serve God and mammon.”The Pharisees, who loved money,heard all these things and sneered at him.And he said to them,“You justify yourselves in the sight of others,but God knows your hearts;for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God.”
“Evidence Through Actions”Today’s reading from Philippians is one we all need to take to heart. Our actions are evidence not only of ourselves and our personal feelings but, more importantly, of who we belong to. When I was young, my parents impressed upon me that when I left the house, I was representing them as well as myself, and so I should act accordingly. As Christians, we must understand this to an even greater degree. Our actions speak of Jesus Christ. Are we conducting ourselves in a way that does justice to Him? Saint Paul calls us to be imitators of Christ; therefore, let us go out into the world letting His light shine among all men.Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us.For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ.Their end is destruction.Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.”Their minds are occupied with earthly things.But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.He will change our lowly bodyto conform with his glorified Body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself.Therefore, my brothers and sisters,whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved.
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A Message From Bishop Todd
I am Bishop Todd Bell and along with the community of Saint Matthias, I wish to welcome you and share the love of our Lord Jesus Christ with all we come in contact with. Spreading the Good News of salvation and anxiously awaiting His coming in glory!
