Dear Church Family, No oil! No oil! It has happened to me and it has happened to you. Your car light turns red and you are on the highway, out of town, or just about anywhere and right away you start getting concerned. You have procrastinated. You weren’t prepared. You wish you were ready and […]
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I have come to serve, not to be served
A word from Deacon Ed Dear Church Family, The King of Kings will soon come as a peasant child. He will be born of parents who are simple and Holy. His birth will be in a stable and His crib will be a feeding trough for the animals. His life will be dedicated to […]
You shall love the Lord, your God…
Deacon’s Corner A word from Deacon Ed “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” We are promised this by Jesus. And in today’s Gospel, a Pharisaic lawyer tries to trap Jesus by asking Him which of the Commandments is most important. Jesus says, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all […]
Loving Everybody
A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, How did your imaging go last week of you crossing over into the Kingdom of Heaven and Jesus meeting you with His resurrection garment on? There was the image of Jesus embracing you with a strong hug. Then opening a door where there is a banquet prepared […]
The kingdom of Heaven is like a banquet
Dear Church Family, If you are like me (and that would really be something) then you like banquets, BIG banquets. I like all the nice linen, decorations and I enjoy eating slow, because it is such a blessing. This reminds me of what Isaiah proclaims in the 1st reading. He says, “On this mountain the […]
Attitude Is Everything
Dear Church Family, Things are starting to settle down as we enter into the fall season. It is one of my favorite times of the year. At the end of this month I will be making my eight-day retreat. It is good to meditate and reflect on a little license plate I have which says, […]
I am so grateful to God and to each of you,
A Word from Fr. Robert Dear Church Family, The Love and Peace of Jesus Christ be with you in abundance. I am so grateful to God and to each of you, especially Fr. Bob, for giving me once again the opportunity to share with you the Word of God and to use this medium […]
The Lord has given us the Keys to the Kingdom
A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Silver Jubilarians of the Joyous Family of St. Augustine, I have a very humorous memory from back in the 70’s when I was at St. Bridgett’s. We took the youth group out to Beaumont Scout Park and we stayed overnight. We had to sleep in tents and I told […]
CALLED TO REACH OUT TO ALL PEOPLE
A word from—Fr. Robert Precious Church Family, Warm and prayerful greetings from my home country Ghana, my diocese and my Bishop. I feel gratified, humble, honored and glad to be given the opportunity by our Sweet Pastor, Msgr. (Fr.) Bob and the Sweet Joyful St. Augustine Church Family to be here and to be […]
O you of little faith, why did you doubt
Deacon’s Corner A Word from Deacon Ed As a nation, we are about to witness a complete solar eclipse. This means that for a period of time the moon will pass between the earth and the sun blocking out the sun’s rays. No matter how strong our faith this will be an unnerving event. So […]