Easter 2022 Today is a day of great joy! We celebrate the Resurrection, the coming back to life of Jesus. We don’t concentrate on the apostles and Jesus’ disciples, but we know how much they loved Him and how broken they were after His crucifixion and death. Not only was their friend killed, but He […]
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I wish to know Jesus and the power of His Resurrection…
Pastor’s Pen Fifth Sunday of Lent April 3, 2022 St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Dear Church Family, We are more than halfway through Lent and I continue to reflect especially on the goodness of the Lord. The psalmist says, “The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.” Church Family, this is […]
We are all ambassadors!
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine’s Catholic Church Sunday, March 6, 2022 First Sunday of Lent Dear Church Family, I think for the 29th or 30th time, we are celebrating Lent again and I love the word “We” because I don’t do Lent by myself. We are all ambassadors! I do it with you and we together […]
COME, HOLY SPIRIT
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, April 25, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Easter Dear Church Family, COME, HOLY SPIRIT Our first reading for this Sunday is from the Book of Acts. It begins, “Peter, filled with the Holy spirit said.” Throughout most of the book of Acts, the Holy Spirit inspires the Apostles. […]
We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter Dear Church Family, The Pastor will be out of town for a few weeks on vacation. I write this Pastor’s Pen on the wonderous gift of Himself for us and how He comes to us in the breaking of the bread. […]
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, April 11, 2021 Sunday of Divine Mercy My brothers and sisters in Christ, Permit me to say that today the 11th day of April is my happy day anniversary, the second Sunday of Easter. I therefore request your prayers as I give God thanks in many ways, […]
seek first the kingdom of God, and then all things will come to us
Dear Church Family, Hallelujah!! Christ has Risen! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!! We are rejoicing because “This is the Day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad!” “We”, as St. Augustine has said, “… are an Easter People and Hallelujah is our song.” We are now in the Easter Season and we carry […]
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 […]