Jayme Mathias

A New Way of Being Catholic Jayme Mathias

A New Way of Being Catholic chronicles the proceedings of "Utrecht Sweet Utrecht," an interjurisdictional, non-jurisdictional gathering of Old/Independent Catholic clergy and laity in Austin, Texas on October 24-27, 2019. Presentations and homilies by Bishop Raphael Adams, Bishop Rosemary Ananis, Bishop Denise Donato, Bishop Francis Krebs, Father Jayme Mathias, Father Dewayne Messenger, Father Kevin Przybylski, Father Libardo Rocha, and Bishop David Strong illuminate contemporary perspectives on Old/Independent Catholic theology, liturgy, history, ecclesiology and ecumenism in the English-speaking world. Hon. Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias serves as pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Austin, Texas. During ten years of ordained ministry for the Roman Catholic Church, Father Jayme served as president of a college preparatory school and as pastor of Austin's largest Spanish-language Roman Catholic congregation. After completing his Ph. D. in 2011, he educated lay leaders on Independent Catholicism and together they founded Austin's largest inclusive Catholic community. Dr. Mercedes Lynn de Uriarte serves as Professor Emerita at the Moody College of Communications of The University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism. A former reporter and opinion editor for the Los Angeles Times, she formed the UT student newspaper, Tejas, the only UT publication to win the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Award for Outstanding Journalism. Dr. de Uriarte is a Kellogg Fellow whose research focuses on providing voice to marginalized communities.