Pastor’s Letter 6.9.19

Pastor’s Letter 6.9.19

Dear Friends, As we celebrate the Santa Lucia festival this weekend, it is good that we remember the story of her life and her heroic witness (which also explains her statue’s images): According to tradition, Lucy was born of rich and noble parents about the year 283...
Pastor’s letter 6.2.19

Pastor’s letter 6.2.19

Dear Friends, Next weekend, we have two big celebrations happening! The ArchUnite event takes place on Saturday, June 8th at the CHI Center. There are 15,000 people coming to that event, so you should see lots of Catholics in downtown Omaha next Saturday. There will...
Pastor’s Letter 5.26.19

Pastor’s Letter 5.26.19

Dear Friends, Last Sunday, the world witnessed the conclusion of the HBO television series, The Game of Thrones. It was a fantasy about the struggle for power in a land called Westeros and based upon the novels of George R. R. Martin. It was quite popular over the...
Pastor’s Letter 5.19.19

Pastor’s Letter 5.19.19

Dear Friends, This weekend I am on retreat at Cloisters on the Platte with a group of men from the parish. This is the first time I am doing the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius in an abbreviated fashion. I have done numerous eight-day retreats and two thirty-day...
Pastor’s Letter 5.12.19

Pastor’s Letter 5.12.19

Dear Friends, This Sunday we celebrate our mothers. It is probably impossible to look at motherhood, through spiritual eyes, without looking at Mary the mother of Jesus. Is there any other woman in history whose role is better defined as that of a mother than Mary? I...
Pastor’s Letter 5.5.19

Pastor’s Letter 5.5.19

Dear Friends, Time moves quickly now as the school year comes to an end and summer begins. So much was accomplished over the last few weeks – another successful Spaghetti Dinner (thanks to all who helped); a prayerful and inspired Holy Week (thanks to all who helped);...