Pastor’s Pen – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, Didn’t we have a grand and glorious time celebrating our Church Anniversary last Sunday? God be praised and thanked for the many, many blessings He has showered upon all of us, his children, during these past 27 years. May He be pleased to […]
You as His Disciple
Pastor’s Pen A word from—Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Imagine yourself being one of those 72. You’re qualified because you are on the right path that we proclaimed last week. You’re floating, maybe even more so, just lying secure, arms and feet spread out on your bed and you know that you are on the […]
Follow Him!
Dear Family of St. Augustine, Your pastor had a family wedding in Chicago, last Saturday and Sunday. It was a beautiful expression of love and commitment and fidelity. So we got them off to a good start. Then your pastor came home and there was this United States Federation of Catholic Priests meeting out at […]
The Feast of Corpus Christi
Pastor’s Pen The Feast of Corpus Christi Dear Church Family, What “blessed assurance”! I am so blessed as I am reflecting on the sacred word of God today and the Feast day of the Body and Blood of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am so blessed to journey with you when this […]
To God who is, who was, and who is to come.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, To God who is, who was, and who is to come. Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The Sunday after Pentecost, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, […]
Gifts of the Spirit
Pastor’s Pen Dear Church Family, The pastor is going to have a little different sermon on this Sunday on the Feast of Pentecost as I want to proclaim the power of God’s holy spirit working in each one of us as we continue our journey to closer and closer union with the Lord. That’s our […]
Ascension
Dear Church Family, I write this Pastor’s Pen on Ascension Thursday which our Church changed to Ascension Sunday, coming up this Sunday and this is the last day of the Easter Paschal Season. Next week we will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit in a deeper and more powerful way into our lives. Ascension […]
Burdens
Dear Church Family, It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and us not to place any burden beyond these necessities: In some social groups and in some places, for example, the older members are inclined to demonstrate their superiority over the new ones and create or enforce some rules for the new members to […]
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life
Fifth Sunday of Easter A word from—Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, We come together today to celebrate not only my vocation as a priest but all who have blessed me so much over these 55 years. We celebrate our vocation of growing deeper in love with the Lord and having a deeper love […]
Removing the Veil
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Alleluia! Along with that word, Ah-h-h! It is good during Easter time to notice anybody feeling Resurrection moments. Those are moments where they feel good about their love in relations and they feel good about loving the Lord. That’s you and that’s […]