Pastor’s Letter 6.27.20

Pastor’s Letter 6.27.20

Dear friends, During these long summer days, I invite us to learn from the founder of another of our local religious communities. I frequently use St. Ignatius for insight, but we can learn much from St. Benedict, too. As a young man, Benedict left his hometown of...
Pastor’s Letter 6.21.20

Pastor’s Letter 6.21.20

Dear Friends, In a conversation with a parishioner recently, she wondered about the teaching of the Catholic Church concerning racism. She said that she had relatives who were frequently making statements that were racist. These relatives did not live in Nebraska and...
Pastor’s Letter 6.14.20

Pastor’s Letter 6.14.20

Dear Friends, An article in the Wall Street Journal this week reported that family grocery bills were increasing. That was because food prices, especially meat prices, were increasing and people were eating at home more frequently.   I know that Jan, who takes...
Pastor’s Letter 6.7.20

Pastor’s Letter 6.7.20

Dear Friends, One of the challenges of the last several months has been the shift from a busy, crowded, and noisy world to one of separation, quiet and rest. For many of us, that shift was a foreign experience. We have learned to fear the thought of isolation. The...
Pastor’s Letter 5.31.20

Pastor’s Letter 5.31.20

Dear Friends, As I write this letter, the streets of some neighborhoods in Minneapolis are filled with rioters. There are stores being broken into and burned. All in reaction to the death of a man caused by four police officers. The video of the encounter shows the...
Pastor’s Letter 5.24.20

Pastor’s Letter 5.24.20

Dear Friends, For many of us, life is slowly returning to a more normal routine and for others, life remains a place of quarantine because we are part of an “at risk” group.  Either way, we continue to find ourselves with “extra time” on our hands because we...