Pastor’s Letter 5.31.26

Pastor’s Letter 5.31.26

Dear Friends, Today, we celebrate in our Sunday Liturgies the Most Holy Trinity. It is an annual feast in the Church’s calendar. While the Doctrine of the Trinity was solidified at the Council of Nicea in 325, no specific feast was dedicated to the teaching until...
Pastor’s Letter 5.24.26

Pastor’s Letter 5.24.26

Dear Friends, Happy Pentecost!!! The descent of the Holy Spirit upon us is a major event in the history of the Universe. God did not only come to visit humanity once in the person of Jesus but has chosen through the Spirit to make his dwelling among us. You may recall...
Pastor’s Letter 5.17.26

Pastor’s Letter 5.17.26

Dear Friends,  This is the time of year for graduation talks. I have given way too many of them over the years and heard more than my share of them as well. Occasionally, there is one that has a new or creative approach that will grab my attention and make me think...
Pastor’s Letter 5.10.26

Pastor’s Letter 5.10.26

Happy Mother’s Day! We have been listening to John’s gospel through our Easter season. This week, Jesus is again at the Last Supper with his disciples and is talking to them about the oneness between God the Father, Jesus and us. In John’s gospel, Jesus is in...
Pastor’s Letter 5.3.26

Pastor’s Letter 5.3.26

Dear Friends, Our Easter Season readings are so rich, with so little time to reflect upon them during Sunday Mass. It is always a challenge for me as a preacher to narrow it down to a couple points in the homily.  Last Sunday, the Church gave us as the second reading...
Pastor’s Letter 4.26.26

Pastor’s Letter 4.26.26

Dear Friends, Most of you are probably very aware that the young woman who suffered from mental illness and who broke into the rectory two years ago was killed by Omaha police as she attacked a three-year-old with a knife. In my comments to the press in the days that...