From Wisconsin-The pastor of Christ Episcopal Church in La Crosse has received the Anglican Church’s second-highest honor from the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Bishop Ed Leidel presented the Rev. Patrick Augustine with the Cross of St. Augustine during a surprise ceremony Dec. 16.
In the citation for the award, Archbishop Rowan Williams wrote of Augustine’s “lifelong commitment to defend the free exercise of faith in countries where believers are marginalized and persecuted” and the hope and reconciliation he’s brought to communities that have endured decades of conflict, violence, poverty and persecution.
One of only three people to receive the award this year, Augustine said his parish and the people of La Crosse, where he’s based his ministry for the past decade, share in the honor.
Augustine invoked a phrase attributed to Mother Teresa that she is but a pencil in the hand of God, saying God has used him in Sudan, Kenya, South Africa and Pakistan among other places.
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