Pastor’s Letter 6.23.19

Pastor’s Letter 6.23.19

Dear Friends, Thanks for all the positive comments on the new baptismal font. It is beautiful! John Lajba did an incredible job of designing the font and creating the beautiful bronze depictions on its base. We are considering lighting the bronze images so that they...
Pastor’s Letter 6.16.19

Pastor’s Letter 6.16.19

Dear Friends, Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers in the parish. I hope on this day you feel loved by your children and honored. Fathers play such an important role in the lives of their children especially when it comes to the faith life of their children. Your...
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...