St. Augustine Catholic Church

Today's Homily Mary Ann was a victim of brutal rape and abuse. The authorities were able to arrest the wrongdoer. After serving time in prison, he was out on probation as a registered sex offender. Mary Ann survived; gradually she moved past the trauma through prayers and therapy. She experienced a rebirth in Christ. She was now a popular speaker invited to speak on forgiveness and rebirth by various groups and peoples....Continue reading

Be Truthful Truth has become a scare commodity in today’s world. (of course, it is not due to Covid-19!) We are bombarded with fake news and falsehoods constantly. In this internet age, it is a struggle, strangely enough, to find the truth! Speaking the inconvenient truth is a perilous task. One may have to pay for it with one’s life. In the Bible there are so many prophets (Jeremiah, John the Baptist, - he challenged king Herod for adultery - saint Stephen and others) who su...Continue reading

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Today's homily: God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy. We humans get tired, fatigued, weary, drained, exhausted, and so on. Pope Francis declared 2016 as the Year of Mercy. In the papal exhortation, Joy of the Gospel, He writes,"I just can’t be bothered by this person, group, or political issue, we may sometimes say to ourselvesor to anyone else who will listen. We may have a sense of fatigue when we compare our limited time and ...Continue reading

Due to continued thunderstorms this morning, outdoor mass has been canceled. Please join today’s mass via Zoom!

Don’t forget to reserve your place for this weekend’s mass. Today is the last day!

Today's Homily: A man said, "I thought when I got older, I'd have fewer temptations. Instead, I have more." A woman said, "I thought when the kids grew up, I'd have more patience. Instead, I have less." A teenager said, "I used to find it easy to obey God's law. Now I find it harder and harder." ...Continue reading

Don’t forget to register before this evening if you’d like to join us for Sunday Mass. Registration is an important part of enabling us to contact parishioners should anyone learn they have been exposed to or contracted COVID-19. It is needed both for parishioners who will be driving and walking in for Mass. You’ll find the link (through a platform called Realm) in event post below. If you have any questions please contact the church office.

Join us for Outdoor Sunday Mass at 10am! Please register by Friday before midnight using the link below:

Unfortunately the sound on yesterday’s video was not very good. As we won’t be able to share the entire mass with you, we did want you to have Father Ngema’s final homily. Letting God Have his Way...Continue reading