Dear Church Family, We celebrate today the Nativity of John the Baptist and the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ which will be six months from now. When June 24th lands on a Sunday we celebrate the feast of the birthday of John the Baptist. “Nativity” seems to have more meaning because […]
Walk by faith, not by sight
Deacon’s Corner ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sowing the Seeds of Faith The legend of Johnny Appleseed came to mind when I began to think about sowing the seeds of faith. For you who don’t know the story (a true story); in 1780, John Chapman was born in Massachusetts. His father trained him as […]
A lot of times we don’t have it easy, but we continue on
Dear Church Family I certainly enjoy the month of June. It is the beginning of summer. Already it is the 10th of June. It is a time to relax in the Lord and pray and discern special messages that come to us from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we reflect on the […]
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, As you know by now that my spiritual trust and spiritual longing is to be in union with God here and in eternity. My kingdom come has happened here and will continue into eternity. You probably heard […]
Who will like to go to heaven?
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris “Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to God who is, who was and who will come” It is our common and religious practice as Catholics to make the sign of the cross when we want to pray and at the end of […]
You are filled with God’s Spirit and how do you manifest that this week
Pastor’s Pen PENTECOST SUNDAY A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Family of God, Excitement!!! You are there in the upper room, imagine and picture that in your mind. All of a sudden you are observing the apostles who are fearful, feeling a strong, driving, noisy wind. It is filling the whole upper room […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Family of God, For the last twenty-five years I have been celebrating the great Feast of Victory and Completion. This is the Feast of the Ascension. My favorite window is depicted graphically on the east side of our church. This is the wonderful […]
God’s love is revealed
Dear St. Augustine Church Family, On this sixth Sunday of Easter, we are reminded of our Heavenly Father’s steadfast love for us, His beloved sons and daughters in Christ Jesus. Here God’s love is revealed in the lives of every human being created in His divine image and likeness, irrespective of the race, culture, educational […]
The Good Shepherd
Dear Family of Saint Augustine, It is Good Shepherd Sunday. It is one of my favorite images of Jesus who just does His job with ordinary people, extraordinarily well like you who have been a parent or a grandparent, maybe a teacher or nurse or a counselor whatever you have done in your life. You […]
Get real, get real!
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Family of Saint Augustine, You have heard the expression and have probably used it yourself in discussions with people, “Get real, get real!” Maybe you can imagine as in the gospel today, Jesus appearing to His apostles and they are shocked and stunned. He […]