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...
Pastor’s Letter 4.19.26

Pastor’s Letter 4.19.26

Dear Friends, One of the most powerful expressions of friendship and mutuality is sharing a meal together. We normally eat with people we like and with people who are like us, but sharing a meal with a person we do not know is a great way to break down social...
Pastor’s Letter 4.12.26

Pastor’s Letter 4.12.26

Dear Friends, Pope Leo gave, as Popes normally do, a message to the world on Easter Sunday. The press seemed to think it was a message for Donald Trump and his administration but that is not the case. All that the press commented on was their perception that it was...
Pastor’s Letter 4.5.26

Pastor’s Letter 4.5.26

Happy Easter, Friends!!! I heard a story from one of our moms the other day. She said her daughter was surprised to learn how long the Easter Season lasts.  She said, “Easter lasts for fifty days?” Her mom replied, “Yes. We fast for forty days and feast for fifty.”...
Pastor’s Letter 3.29.26

Pastor’s Letter 3.29.26

Dear Friends, With our celebration today of Palm/Passion Sunday, we begin our annual reflection on the Paschal Mystery. Lent officially ends with the beginning of the Triduum. I encourage you to join us at each of the three days of the Triduum: Holy Thursday Mass at...
Pastor’s Letter 3.22.26

Pastor’s Letter 3.22.26

Dear Friends,A couple of weeks ago, I gave a presentation to the people who will be joining Ixim on the annual mission trip to Huehuetenango in Guatemala. The presentation was on the virtue of solidarity, which is core to what we attempt to do on our mission trips. It...