Pastor’s Pen for Sunday, February 27, 2022 My dear loving Church Family, We ask for an anointing to be upon our Lenten spiritual journey for that deeper union with the Lord. But first of all, for all of you church family and many, many friends who have gone above and beyond with your special […]
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His love endures forever.
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 20, 2022 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Times Dear Church Family, Let us remember that “His love endures forever.” This is the message proclaimed to us this week in our readings and especially in the Gospel. Who could not admire David in the first reading who did not […]
Blessed are you when people hate you…
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church February 13, 2022 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, During every Sunday and on weekday celebrations of the Mass, we listen to the Lord speaking to us in the Scriptures through the prophets or from Christ Our Lord, Himself. The Prophet Jeremiah proclaimed that complete and […]
All Things New Initiative
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 6, 2022 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parish Family, Last week I told you about the Archdiocese All Things New Initiative. This process will allow us to renew our commitment to Christ through prayer, effective evangelization and discernment of what changes and sacrifices need to be […]
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness…
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of Lent Dear Church Family, The readings for this second week of Lent are so straightforward and revealing to us in the nature and spirit of God and our Lord, Jesus Christ. In the first reading, we have the story of Abraham being […]
Compassion
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 14, 2021 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, Today’s Gospel has the leper coming to Jesus and Jesus is filled with compassion. I emphasize that word, compassion, because our God is so merciful and so loving. Here I am, after spending a little time with […]
I shall not see happiness again with all that’s going on in this life
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, February 7, 2021 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, We have in the scriptures today Job, St. Paul, and Jesus, himself, all working so hard and as a result they’re worn out. Job really says it so discouragingly when he says, “I shall not see […]
With these you shall be my people and I will be your God…
Blessed are you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, You have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. After the fall of Man, it is still the will of God to love Man to the end. He, therefore, gave them a rule of law called “The Ten Commandments and said, “With these […]
HUMILITY, KEY TO A LOVING HUMANITY
Deacon’s Corner HUMILITY, KEY TO A LOVING HUMANITY When we are full of ourselves, we are not full of God. God does not reside within a prideful heart, because there is no room for Him. I am sure we have all met someone who is so confident of their own self, that no one else […]
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. There was a story of a Major General of an army who told his bodyguard to count the number of their opponents killed or wounded in the battle field during the cease fire. There and then he heard a […]