Pastor’s Letter 7.7.24

Pastor’s Letter 7.7.24

Dear Friends, A number of years ago now, David Bentley Hart wrote a couple of columns in the journal First Things in which he discussed the idea of patriotism and whether or not the United States was the greatest country in the world. Both essays were quite enjoyable...

Pastor’s Letter 6.30.24

Dear Friends, Our friendly scam operators are at it again! This time they have somehow gotten into the contact list on my cell phone and have been sending out texts in my name asking for help. Luckily, most of you have caught the ruse and have ignored it. They are...
Pastor’s Letter 6.23.24

Pastor’s Letter 6.23.24

Dear Friends, As a young priest, I met a young Catholic theologian, Rick Gaillardetz, who was doing research on and thinking about the Catholic Church and how ministry happens in the church. He was a few years younger than me and was doing amazing work around the...
Pastor’s Letter 6.16.24

Pastor’s Letter 6.16.24

Dear Friends,Blessings to you on this day when we celebrate fathers. Several parishioners have asked that I resendlast year’s pastor’s letter from Father’s Day. It is a year old, so you have to change a few numbers butotherwise my reflections are still the same....
Pastor’s Letter 6.7.24

Pastor’s Letter 6.7.24

Dear Friends, I was headed to lunch in downtown Omaha this past week with Dave and Diana Neubauer. Driving down Farnam street as we approached the construction on the new Mutual of Omaha building, we witnessed two portable latrines take off from the ground and fly...
Pastor’s Letter 6.2.24

Pastor’s Letter 6.2.24

Dear Friends, The feast we celebrate this weekend is one that is very familiar to us. It is one we celebrate every time we come to Mass. Yet it is one so rich in symbolism that we can keep coming back to it again and again. There is hardly a passage of Scripture with...