Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
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
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 country and writing quite a few books. He died last year after
Pastor’s Letter 6.16.24
Blessings to you on this day when we celebrate fathers
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
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
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
Happy Birthday! Today we celebrate Pentecost, the birth of the church.
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
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...
Pastor’s Letter 4.28.24
Dear Friends, Last Sunday we had a very successful Spaghetti Dinner thanks to the help of so many of you who offered your time and energy to make it happen. What people are most impressed with is the wonderful welcome and hospitality they receive from all of you –...
Pastor’s Letter 4.21.24
Dear Friends, Many moons ago, when I was a child, our culture was shaped by a handful of television shows that almost everyone watched. As children, we would reenact the episodes in the backyard or in the basement. Certain ideas were strongly reinforced through the...
Pastor’s Letter 4.14.24
Dear Friends, Last week in my homily, I speculated that Thomas wanted to make sure that the Jesus who was appearing to the disciples in the resurrection was the same Jesus who had died on the cross, that Thomas needed to see the wounds, not Jesus’ face or voice, but...