Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter Dear Easter People filled with the Holy Spirit, Here in the sacred word for this sixth Sunday of Eastertime is a message that God’s spirit is more powerfully present in us. Peter and John laid hands on them and they received […]
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I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through me
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, May 10, 2020 Fifth Sunday of Easter My Dear Church Family, “Master, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” (John 14:1-12) At birth, our brain is empty like a blank sheet of paper. Philosophy call it, “a table raza”. By the […]
I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, May 3, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Easter It is Good Shepherd Sunday in addition to World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Both are needed in these perilous Coronavirus times that we are experiencing. We certainly need a shepherd to protect us and provide for us. We also need […]
Road to Emmaus
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter My Dear Church Family, Reflect this week on your own roads to Emmaus. Sometimes our journey is really tough and with the Coronavirus pandemic we can really say, “Amen” to that. So, we have our own journeys, just like Cleopas and […]
As the Father sends me, so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, April 19, 2020 Second Sunday of Easter, Sunday of Divine Mercy Deacon’s Corner I know that for many of our parishioners this has been a strange and somewhat lonely time. But for me, it has been a quieter time and has allowed me to give more of my […]
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Pastor’s Pen Dear Church family, We long to celebrate the Lord’s risen life and victory in our daily living. Here we are Church, in a very unique situation. In all my life and in all my priesthood and also with you this Pandemic has really taken its toll, but we stay steadfast and the […]
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 […]