Pastor’s Letter 3.19.23

Pastor’s Letter 3.19.23

Dear Friends, It is good to be back home from my trip to Patagonia. Patagonia is an incredibly beautiful part of the world but has a climate that is quite challenging. It is very close to Antarctica and was carved from the granite by glaciers over thousands of years....
Pastor’s Letter 3.12.23

Pastor’s Letter 3.12.23

Dear Friends, I offer you the conclusion of Pope Francis’ talk to the young people of Congo and South Sudan. As before, he is using the symbolism of a hand to guide the talk. Enjoy: We come to the third finger, which is higher than the others, as if to remind us of...
Pastor’s Letter 3.5.23

Pastor’s Letter 3.5.23

Dear Friends, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Pope Francis’ recent trip to Congo and South Sudan and I gave you a part of his talk to the young people. His talk was a meditation on their hands and the symbolic power of those hands. Today and next week I will give...
Pastor’s Letter 2.26.23

Pastor’s Letter 2.26.23

Dear Friends, Welcome to Lent! Your ashes may be washed off, but your Lenten Journey lasts forty days. I trust that those of you who took the time to join us on the Lenten Retreat with Immaculee Ilibagiza found it to be spiritually rewarding and gave you better...
Pastor’s Letter 2.19.23

Pastor’s Letter 2.19.23

Dear Friends, Lent will be quickly upon us. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and it begins our Lenten Journey, “The Great Fast” as it was often called. A few years ago, we all experienced a Lent that was forced upon us by the Covid pandemic. We were told to do without for...
Pastor’s Letter 2.12.23

Pastor’s Letter 2.12.23

Dear Friends, The Catholic Bishops of the United States recently began an effort to renew understanding and love of the Eucharist. They have recommended a three-year focus on the Eucharist to take place at diocesan and parish levels. In the Archdiocese of Omaha,...