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...
Pastor’s Letter 4.11.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.11.21

Dear Friends, On this Divine Mercy Sunday, I would like to share with you some reflections from Pope Francis for this day: Last Sunday we celebrated the Lord’s resurrection; today we witness the resurrection of his disciple. It has already been a week, a week since...
Pastor’s Letter 4.4.21

Pastor’s Letter 4.4.21

Happy Easter! I trust your Lent was deeply spiritual. Perhaps you were able to join us in the Exodus Bible Study or the Marriage Course or the most recent Alpha series or maybe you did some spiritual reading or engaged in more prayer or maybe you took on some works of...
Pastor’s Letter 3.28.21

Pastor’s Letter 3.28.21

Dear Friends, The most sacred week of the year is here. I hope your Lent was holy and that your relationship with the Lord has deepened. I hope, too, that it has prepared you for walking with Jesus during the Triduum when we remember the gift of the Eucharist, the...
Pastor’s Letter 3.21.21

Pastor’s Letter 3.21.21

Dear Friends, If you walked into the church this weekend, then you noticed that the statues and images are covered – at least the ones we can reach! You may be wondering why the parish does this the last couple weeks of Lent. We might first ask why we have statues and...
Pastor’s Letter 3.14.21

Pastor’s Letter 3.14.21

Dear Friends, Pope Francis’ extraordinary visit to war-weary Iraq moved me to tears a number of times. He went to bring comfort and support to the remaining Christians who had suffered so terribly under the ISIS regime. He clearly was acting as a good shepherd who...