Pastor’s Pen April 30, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Easter St. Augustine’s Catholic Church JESUS THE SHEPHERD! I believe the message in our gospel today is that there will always be others trying to lead us. We know Jesus is The Way, The Truth, and The Life. But, as we have all heard within our lives, […]
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His mercy endures forever
Pastor’s Pen – Sunday Sunday of Divine Mercy, April 23, 2023 St. Augustine Catholic Church Dear Church Family, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, all is mercy today, Church, as we say, Lord have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy on me and all of your children. Jesus comes with a message in the three scripture […]
That wonderful gift that the Lord gives us of Himself
Pastor’s Pen Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 St. Augustine Catholic Church Dear Risen, Spirited family of God, The Lord has Risen and we have the victory of victories! Alleluia!! We have the victory of Jesus dying and rising from the dead for us so that when we die, we will rise eternally, forever to […]
God is Good all the time and all the time God is Good!
Pastor’s Pen Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 St. Augustine Catholic Church Dear Church Family, As I sit in my favorite prayer chair on this Wednesday morning with the sun shining in on me, I take time to reflect once again on this sacred journey that I have been privileged to take with your each […]
Easter 2022
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 […]
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, […]