A Message from Our Pastor
Our Pastor Messages:
July 29, 2020
Dear Holy Angels Family:
I pray that you are doing well during this difficult time. In light of the times that we are living in I believe that it is very important that we stay rooted in prayer and in the scriptures. This is why I highly recommend that you purchase the book “Hidden in Plain Sight” by Huldah Shlomit Dauid. And read it! This book will deepen your understanding of the scriptures and help you to correctly divide the word of God. As the Apostle Paul said, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Tim.2:15) In clear prose Huldah Shlomit Dauid tells some of the history of African Americans from biblical times until today. This book is a good read for all people because it reveals the truth about God’s people.
God bless you, and keep your hand to the plow! “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. ”(Luke 9:62)
God’s deep peace,
Fr. Drew
You can purchase this book Hidden in Plain Sight on Amazon using this link for either the paperback or Kindle format.
Click to view summary of Hidden in Plain Sight
Dear Holy Angels Family:
I pray that you are doing well during this difficult time. In light of the times that we are living in I believe that it is very important that we stay rooted in prayer and in the scriptures. This is why I highly recommend that you purchase the book “Hidden in Plain Sight” by Huldah Shlomit Dauid. And read it! This book will deepen your understanding of the scriptures and help you to correctly divide the word of God. As the Apostle Paul said, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Tim.2:15) In clear prose Huldah Shlomit Dauid tells some of the history of African Americans from biblical times until today. This book is a good read for all people because it reveals the truth about God’s people.
God bless you, and keep your hand to the plow! “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God. ”(Luke 9:62)
God’s deep peace,
Fr. Drew
You can purchase this book Hidden in Plain Sight on Amazon using this link for either the paperback or Kindle format.
Click to view summary of Hidden in Plain Sight
Message from 5/31/2020
The Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago wrote “A Reflection on George Floyd” in The Drum Newsletter (Black Catholic Initiative Newsletter). For those of you who may not have gotten a copy of this newsletter, I have posted it below.
In Bishop Perry’s commentary, he asked, “Is this the message of America towards its black citizens?” I urge each of you to read his message.
Fr. Andrew Smith, Jr.,
Pastor, Holy Angels Church
A Reflection on George Floyd from
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
What a disturbing video capture, in view of the world’s eyes, of George Floyd detained by a police officer kneeling on his neck till life was crushed from him; a frightening emblem of relations white-and-black reinforced by similar atrocities embedded in memory of recent days; lest we forget other black men, young and old, grandfathers, great grandfathers, great-great grandfathers, ancestors whose necks were locked in chains during the Middle passage, then by ropes from a tree, a litany of men our brothers demeaned and emasculated. Is this the message of America towards its black citizens? Is this the fundamental assessment of whites towards blacks? Is this the closeted attitude of a nation calling itself free towards blacks and other groups this nation throws to the sides? And, so we pray, and we pray some more, and we pray still, hoping for deliverance in this vale of tears.
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
The Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago wrote “A Reflection on George Floyd” in The Drum Newsletter (Black Catholic Initiative Newsletter). For those of you who may not have gotten a copy of this newsletter, I have posted it below.
In Bishop Perry’s commentary, he asked, “Is this the message of America towards its black citizens?” I urge each of you to read his message.
Fr. Andrew Smith, Jr.,
Pastor, Holy Angels Church
A Reflection on George Floyd from
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
What a disturbing video capture, in view of the world’s eyes, of George Floyd detained by a police officer kneeling on his neck till life was crushed from him; a frightening emblem of relations white-and-black reinforced by similar atrocities embedded in memory of recent days; lest we forget other black men, young and old, grandfathers, great grandfathers, great-great grandfathers, ancestors whose necks were locked in chains during the Middle passage, then by ropes from a tree, a litany of men our brothers demeaned and emasculated. Is this the message of America towards its black citizens? Is this the fundamental assessment of whites towards blacks? Is this the closeted attitude of a nation calling itself free towards blacks and other groups this nation throws to the sides? And, so we pray, and we pray some more, and we pray still, hoping for deliverance in this vale of tears.
Bishop Joseph N. Perry
