Pastor’s Letter 7.31.16

Pastor’s Letter 7.31.16

Dear Friends, I do not often recommend movies in this space, but I saw a movie this past week that I would recommend to those of you who want to see movie that presents a vivid portrayal of faith and goodness in the midst of the evil of the world and will be showing...
Pastor’s Letter 7.24.16

Pastor’s Letter 7.24.16

Dear Friends, In the heat of the last few days I heard a sound that reminded me of what is around the corner. As a child, I knew that summer began winding down when I would hear the cicadas make their noise-like cacophony of Reee…ree…Reee…ree. My childhood memories...
Pastor’s Letter 7.17.16

Pastor’s Letter 7.17.16

Dear Friends, I am writing this letter as I return from our planning meeting in Guatemala, so my mind is fresh with our discussions about the sister relationship we have between the Archdiocese of Omaha and the Diocese of Huehuetenango. One of the things we looked at...
Pastor’s Letter 7.10.16

Pastor’s Letter 7.10.16

Dear Friends, I am heading to Guatemala early on Monday morning for a couple days of meetings with the leadership team from the diocese of Huehuetenango to plan for the next few years of mission trips. I will be back on Friday. In 2003, the Archdiocese of Omaha and...
Pastor’s letter 7.3.16

Pastor’s letter 7.3.16

Dear Friends, As we celebrate our country’s independence from England this weekend, I think it is good to reflect upon the history of the struggle and its goals, because it can teach us lessons in faith. One thing that always strikes me is the tremendous risk that...
Pastor’s Letter 6.26.16

Pastor’s Letter 6.26.16

Dear Friends, As I get older my memory seems to be more necessary, so I thought it interesting recently when I was reading Gerhard Lohfink’s book on Jesus that the people of Israel had a very different view of memory than we have. He says that ancient Israel always...