Dear Church Family, It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and us not to place any burden beyond these necessities: In some social groups and in some places, for example, the older members are inclined to demonstrate their superiority over the new ones and create or enforce some rules for the new members to […]
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Jesus is the way, the truth and the life
Fifth Sunday of Easter A word from—Fr. Bob Dear Church Family, We come together today to celebrate not only my vocation as a priest but all who have blessed me so much over these 55 years. We celebrate our vocation of growing deeper in love with the Lord and having a deeper love […]
Who will like to go to heaven?
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris “Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, to God who is, who was and who will come” It is our common and religious practice as Catholics to make the sign of the cross when we want to pray and at the end of […]
You are filled with God’s Spirit and how do you manifest that this week
Pastor’s Pen PENTECOST SUNDAY A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Family of God, Excitement!!! You are there in the upper room, imagine and picture that in your mind. All of a sudden you are observing the apostles who are fearful, feeling a strong, driving, noisy wind. It is filling the whole upper room […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER A Word from Fr. Bob Dear Family of God, For the last twenty-five years I have been celebrating the great Feast of Victory and Completion. This is the Feast of the Ascension. My favorite window is depicted graphically on the east side of our church. This is the wonderful […]
God’s love is revealed
Dear St. Augustine Church Family, On this sixth Sunday of Easter, we are reminded of our Heavenly Father’s steadfast love for us, His beloved sons and daughters in Christ Jesus. Here God’s love is revealed in the lives of every human being created in His divine image and likeness, irrespective of the race, culture, educational […]
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 2017
Dear Church Family, Welcome to this glorious Feast of Victory, this feast of the Ascension of the Lord into heaven. As He goes, He commissions us to go into the world to proclaim the Good News and baptize people in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit and be blessedly assured that […]
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 2017
Dear Church Family, I’ve been resting in the Sacred Word this week and certainly it’s more than Good News. Alleluia! Let’s take it to heart what the Lord is promising you and me and it will allow us all the more to be fortified in union with Him. So that we may go out and […]
Mothers’ Sunday
Fr. Bob has asked me to preach today, the Mothers’ Sunday, with particular reference to the way it is celebrated in Nigeria. Over there, their own celebration is slightly different than here. It is not basically giving of cards and flowers to one’s mom and other gifts but much more. It is rather a broader […]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Dear Church Family, Last Wednesday, I was sitting in my prayer chair at my little Altar that I have with the Blessed Mother Statue, the Crucifix, the Bible and lots of other little symbols and a candle to especially remind me of the presence of the Good Shepherd. Today, I am resting in the […]