Recent interview on "Journey to Orthodoxy" on OCN
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
MOSMoF 2008
Just returned from playing at MoSMoF 2008 - an Orthodox music festival at All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Bloominton, IN. It was raining the entire time and many were turned back from coming because of washed out roads. But the event was great. I would check out Ron Moore and Small Town Heros if you can and buy their cds (I think they are both on myspace).
Peace,
JM+
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Friday, November 09, 2007
Fullness of the Faith.com (BETA Launch!)
More designs to come... Also check out the full site at FullnessoftheFaith.com! What do you think? (Click on Share button to add this to your site! Why? Because 10% of all the proceeds are donated to Orthodox Ministries involved in Missions and Evangelism and proclaiming the Fullness of the Faith! )
JM+
Monday, October 22, 2007
www.LoveYourLabor.com
Above is a link to my wife's new doula (birth assistant) site. Check it out!
www.LoveYourLabor.com
JM+
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Tube-a-BBQ 07 photos!
Some photos from St. Anne's annual tubing and BBQ event:
(http://www.justinmathews.com/Blog/Townsend%202007/index.html)
It was a blast!!
FJM
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Glory to God for All Things
Today one of my favorite blogs posted a link to my latest recording and the song "See Paradise." Fr. Steven Freeman is the pastor of St. Anne's Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, TN and his blog can be found here:
http://fatherstephen.wordpress.com/.
As many of you may know my family and I are moving to Oak Ridge, TN in about two weeks where I will be serving as the second priest and chaplain for the University of TN OCF. Wonderful times ahead!
Fr. Justin
Friday, May 04, 2007
Just watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGfX3l7fSzA
Before my former priest (and SVS grad.) Fr. John Platko died in my first year at SVS he said that he thought the Protestant world was theologically rediscovering Orthodoxy, at least in terms of Chruch history. What do you think?
Fr. Justin
Monday, April 30, 2007
Some of my favorite Orthodox Liturgical music
Audio recording with pictures of Georgian Churches. Totally American cast of singers under directions of Guy Brower sing Georgian music.
"Georgian folk music has more musical ideas
then all contemporary music"
Igor Stravinsky(Los Angeles Times, USA)
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Hayden Innocent Mathews is born!
Hayden was born on April 21st, 2007 at 12:53am at home. He is 8 lbs 15 oz. and 21 inches long! We are thanking God for a perfect little baby boy and a healthy mommy! More to come...
With love,
FJM
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Restoring the Velo SoleX! (a cross post from the family Blog)
As some of you may know I am working on restoring a Velo Solex like the one pictured above (yes that is a french priest riding his velo solex in a cassock!). I have uploaded some photos of the restoration progress starting with a few pictures from today when, with the help of a Solex expert named Brian, I finally got it up and running. It was perfect!!
The photos can be found on www.flickr.com/photos/jmorthodox/sets
Last week I ordered and replaced the unique 1.75 X 19" Solex tires and tubes. After trying for 2 hours to get the new tires on the rims I decided to make a trip to the bike shop in Yonkers for some other tools and a special tire wrench to help pry the new tires onto the rims - very hard!
Today we cleaned out the old corroded carbon and oil from the gas tank and the fuel lines (this required carberator cleaner and rubbing alcohol with a lot of time and a long paperclip), replaced the fuel filter in the bottom of the gas tank and at the air intake before the gas return line, and replced a gasket and diaphram from the guts of the fuel pump. Next we tightened some brake lines, fixed some springs (on the light switch and on the choke/frontbrake mechanism). Once all of this was done it ran beautifully and I got to ride it around for the first time! It was much quiter than I expected.
Anyone interested in more info on the velo SoleX start here:
http://solexin.free.fr/us/index.html
or here:
http://solexin.free.fr/us/history/histo/index.html
The solex is not only a more ecomomical way to travel to and from my parish and around town but since it gets over 100 miles per gallon I can do my small part to reduce our family's environmental impact. (not much but its a start...)
A friend at the seminary gave me a wonderful wicker 2 bottle wine basket with a wicker hinged top for the rear rack and I plan to get some other accessories as I can afford them over the years (leather vintage Solex saddle bags, Solexine spare gas can for longer rides, a Solex tool kit and bike pump that mount under the rear carrier rack, original 3800 Solex rear light lens, etc.)
Its not 500 lbs Triumph like Jodi's brother's got but hey a priest in a cassock just wouldn't look very cool on that.
Enjoy!
FJM
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Holy Saturday
Troparion - Tone 2
When Thou didst descend to death, O Life Immortal,
Thou didst slay hell with the splendor of Thy Godhead,
and when from the depths Thou didst raise the dead,
all the Powers of Heaven cried out,
O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to Thee!
Restoring the Senses
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Greetings on this Holy Saturday and Easter blessings!
I wanted to pass on to you this wonderful Public Radio program "Speaking of Faith" on the Orthodox Christian Easter celebration.
The radio broadcast/podcast is supplemented by wonderful website materials, images, and music.
http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/restoringthesenses/index.shtml
Pass it on. They have done a beautiful job.
In Christ,
Fr. Justin
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Feast of the Annunciation Celebrates a Proud Mary
My friend Fr. Alixis Vinogradov sent me this link to a great NPR commentator speaking on the feast of the Annunciation and Mary.
Click here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9145469
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