Dear Family of St. Augustine, A Joyous 4th of July and prayers to make it a better world with better understanding of opening our hearts to the evils of racism and pray, pray, pray for a solution to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Very often I go to this most comforting passage of Jesus in […]
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Give us the Holy Spirit
Dear Church Family, The words of the Sacred Scripture that really impressed me was the last words of the gospel. “If you then, who are wicked know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” Give us the […]
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord
Pastor’s Pen – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Church Family, Didn’t we have a grand and glorious time celebrating our Church Anniversary last Sunday? God be praised and thanked for the many, many blessings He has showered upon all of us, his children, during these past 27 years. May He be pleased to […]
You as His Disciple
Pastor’s Pen A word from—Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Imagine yourself being one of those 72. You’re qualified because you are on the right path that we proclaimed last week. You’re floating, maybe even more so, just lying secure, arms and feet spread out on your bed and you know that you are on the […]
Take the time
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Today’s Pastor’s Pen is a little different than normal. I am going to suggest some themes on which you can reflect on during the week. Maybe you can do one each day. Let’s start off with the “Good Shepherd”, the Lord, whom we […]
Hello!
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, The African American tradition is for the preacher to use the word “hello” in the middle of his sermon. He does that to wonder whether anybody is hearing and understanding the Word of God. He puts it out there anyway but for preachers, […]
Do not be afraid, just have faith
Dear Church Family, “Do not be afraid, just have faith”. These are the words of Jesus to Jairus and his wife and loved ones at the loss of their daughter. Let us reflect on faith these summer days. We pray for the great gift of faith. It seems that we open ourselves up to it. […]
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2017
A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, Like Solomon, we long for an understanding heart of knowing that our God is to be continually, intentionally and intensely present in our spiritually longing for union with the Lord. Now that’s a long sentence! Just know that “all things work for the good of those who […]
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2017
A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, “WEEDY”, this is a good theme for us this week. When we say the word “Weedy”, we can think of our own personal lives having a few weeds in it. We can think of our prayer life having some weeds in it and our moral living having […]
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
A word from Deacon Ed Making rich soil in which the Word of God will take root is the most important function we have as children of God. Of course, this reference comes from today’s Gospel in which Christ is relating the parable of “The Sower of Seed”. What will be the condition of our […]