Pastor’s Pen Sunday, November 29, 2020 Dear Church Family, Today is the beginning of our new church year where we are called to a closer walk with the Lord and we heard the prophet Isaiah say these words, “Oh, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay and you are the potter. We are […]
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He will judge the living and the dead. . . .and his kingdom will have no end.
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 22, 2020 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe He will judge the living and the dead. . . .and his kingdom will have no end. (Matt 25:31-41) Today is the 34th and last Sunday in Ordinary Time and more significantly, it is the Solemnity of […]
Well done!
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 15, 2020 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Times Dear Church Family, When we come together at 9 o’clock, I feel so refreshed and uplifted and we make a difference in a very soulful worship. I can remember years back on one evening at the Cathedral Basilica, that Bishop […]
Be watchful for no man knows the hour when the Son of Man will come
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 8, 2020 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Times Dear Church Family, Today’s scripture lesson touches upon all our lives. The symbolic parable about the ten virgins can be any one of us. It is really about preparing. We have all been caught up in activities, events, or happenings […]
ON THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD
Pastor’s Pen St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday, November 1, 2020 The Solemnity of All Saints Deacon’s Corner ON THE ROAD TO SAINTHOOD Today is the solemnity of All Saints. It is the day on which we celebrate the lives of those who lived lives of exceptional holiness. In living lives of holiness, we are following […]
JESUS IS COMING
Deacon’s Corner JESUS IS COMING Our scriptures today can be perceived to be ominous. They are warnings about the end times. As the Boy Scouts have always said, “Be Prepared”. Spiritually we say, “Be Prayed Up.” If you are reading this, I know that you are. One of the challenges of scripture is finding […]
Searching for Souls
Pastor’s Pen My Dear Church Family, To all of our companions with me on the journey of union with the Lord. All of us are seeking heaven. I just got back from my annual retreat and so I am filled with the spirit of joy that it was a retreat that challenges me to grow […]
The Lord is king, and we are robed in majesty
Pastor’s Pen A WORD FROM FR. BOB Dear church family, We continue to rest in the spirit of thanksgiving with the sacred word for the feast of our Lord and Savior as Christ the King. All the Sundays of the church year culminate with this great Feast of Christ the King. We know that […]
Reflection
Pastor’s Pen A WORD FROM FR. BOB My wonderful church family, which I dearly love, and I have told you all that, There is nobody I would rather journey to the kingdom with other than with you, these last 26 years. So, your pastor, your spiritual leader, must go on retreat every year, usually […]
God loves a cheerful giver
Pastor’s Pen A Word from Fr. Chris This poor widow put in more than all the others (Mark 12:43) Brothers and Sisters, having listened to the First Reading and the Gospel of this Mass we see a similarity in the two speaking of widows who were exemplary […]