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...
Pastor’s Letter 5.26.24

Pastor’s Letter 5.26.24

Dear Friends, Today, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. It is always a temptation to describe it as a mystery and then talk about something else. A couple of weeks ago, I bought a recently published book on the Trinity. I have not had a chance to read it. The reviews are...
Pastor’s Letter 5.19.24

Pastor’s Letter 5.19.24

Dear Friends, Happy Birthday! Today we celebrate Pentecost, the birth of the church. For the story of our faith, this is as big of an event as Christmas and Easter. If it wasn’t for the presence of the Holy Spirit not much would have been accomplished. Jesus knew that...
Pastor’s Letter 5.12.24

Pastor’s Letter 5.12.24

Dear Friends, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in our community! One of the blessings and curses of the Catholic priesthood is the charism of celibacy. It has created for me a place where I am able to be a part of so many people’s lives where I can intimately...
Pastor’s Letter 5.5.24

Pastor’s Letter 5.5.24

Dear Friends, My letter today does not focus on discipleship or spiritual concerns but on the harsh reality the parish is facing as it deals with decisions concerning the future of our old rectory. Read on if you have been wondering what is happening with the rectory...