Pastor’s Letter 5.14.23

Pastor’s Letter 5.14.23

Dear Friends, In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, I am repeating a pastor’s letter from six years ago. It included a reflection written by Susan Naatz, a friend of mine who works at Creighton University and where the reflection first appeared on their Daily...
Pastor’s Letter 5.7.23

Pastor’s Letter 5.7.23

Dear Friends,  Some of your bold and courageous fellow parishioners have been willing to walk with me during this Easter season as we study St. Paul’s letter to the Romans. It is a challenging piece of sacred scripture, which is not easy to understand in your...
Pastor’s Letter 4.30.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.30.23

Dear Friends, First of all, my deepest thanks to everyone who helped with the Spaghetti Dinner last Sunday. As always, it went very well thanks to all of you who helped with the many different tasks necessary to get the job done. The profits from the dinner go to All...
Pastor’s Letter 4.23.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.23.23

Dear Friends, I am always reading several books at the same time – a novel for pleasure, a theology or history book to keep my mind working, a book on spirituality and perhaps some poetry. My theology reading during the Easter season is a book written twenty years ago...
Pastor’s Letter 4.16.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.16.23

Dear Friends, The first Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday. This was started by Pope John Paul in 2000. Itsannouncement was part of the millennium celebration and the canonization of St. Faustina. As John Paulencouraged, we can never reflect too much on God’s...
Pastor’s Letter 4.9.23

Pastor’s Letter 4.9.23

Dear Friends, Happy Easter! Jesus has risen from the tomb and we rejoice! May your Lenten fast turn into an Easter feast of abundance. I do not think I am being a disillusioned old man; however, it seems to me like the longer I do ministry the more the present age...