Pastor’s Letter 5.23.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.23.21

Dear Friends, This weekend, I am with a group of men from Cabrini on retreat at Cloisters on the Platte. We are keeping you in our prayers, please keep us in yours. Since I am not around, I will let Pope Francis speak to you this weekend in the letter about the...
Pastor’s Letter 5.16.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.16.21

Dear Friends, In today’s gospel we hear a section of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that he prayed the evening of the Last Supper. In that prayer, he also prays for us. Part of his prayer may be a bit difficult to understand. Listen to what Jesus prays, “They do not...
Pastor’s Letter 5.9.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.9.21

Dear Friends, While it is so important to honor our mothers and to say thank you to them for all they have done for us, I have come to feel like this one-day-a-year event is either at best insufficient or at worst insulting. I look back at the cards and gifts I gave...
Pastor’s Letter 5.2.21

Pastor’s Letter 5.2.21

Dear Friends, You probably know people who met online, got to know each other, fell in love and got married. It is not uncommon anymore that people meet through online services and get married. I have had a few of those weddings and those couples are very happy...
Pastor’s Letter 4.25.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.25.21

Dear Friends, While I am preparing food in my kitchen, I like to listen to The Moth podcast. Are you familiar with The Moth Radio Hour on PBS? They are real stories told by real people. They are simply stories from their lives. Often times, the stories will move me to...
Pastor’s Letter 4.18.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.18.21

Dear Friends, I was not surprised this past week by Governor Ricketts declining a federal request to house children in Nebraska who are refugees at the US border. Not surprised but disappointed and saddened.  He said, “Nebraska is declining their request because...