Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 1.19.25
Dear Friends, Spiritual formation occurs primarily in the context of community. Research has shown that people who remain connected with other Christian disciples in their local church almost always grow in their self-understanding, depth of prayer, positive...
Pastor’s Letter 1.12.25
Pastor’s Letter 1.5.25
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Did you welcome the new year in with a bang? Or did you let it sneak in quietly? Either way, I pray that this year will be filled with God’s graces and blessings. New year celebrations are customarily filled with commitments to doing...
Pastor’s Letter 12.29.24
Dear Friends, I hope your Christmas was filled with love and wonder. The liturgical season of Christmas continues up to the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord. So, if your celebration of Christmas has not yet been wonderful, then I hope the next two weeks will...
Pastor’s Letter 12.22.24
Dear Friends, At a recent Advent gathering of parishioners I presented a brief history of some of our Christmas traditions. I enjoy the podcast Hark! It looks into the history of many of our favorite Christmas songs and I would recommend it to those of you who are...
Pastor’s Letter 12.15.24
December 12, 2024 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe To our Migrant Brothers and Sisters, In the season of Advent, we are aware of the closeness of our savior Jesus Christ. As pastors, we know that Jesus wants to draw close to you during this challenging and perhaps...
Pastor’s Letter 12.8.24
Dear Friends, We begin week two of our Advent preparation for Christmas. Do you have any special family traditions to prepare for the celebration? Decorating? Foods? Looking for gifts? Reaching out to relatives? IMAGE Journal recently printed one of the letters J.R.R....
Pastor’s Letter 12.1.24
Dear Friends, I trust you had an enriching Thanksgiving with family and friends, that you gave thanks by eating and drinking too much. It is always an interesting way to say thank you to God – by consuming what he gives – in large quantities. Years ago, as a young...
Pastor’s Letter 11.24.24
Dear Friends, Welcome to the end of another church year. Today is the final Sunday, the Feast of Christ the King. Next Sunday, we begin a new liturgical year with the First Sunday of Advent. This new year is also a special year because every twenty-five years the...
Pastor’s Letter 11.17.24
Dear Friends, Since I was on retreat this past week and since the Pope wrote you a letter, I give you a bit more of Dilexit Nos: This profound core, present in every man and woman, is not that of the soul, but of the entire person in his or her unique psychosomatic...
Pastor’s Letter 11.10.24
Dear Friends, I am going to be on my annual retreat this week. I look forward to spending a week in silence to talk to and listen to God. Please know that I will be keeping you in my prayers this week, please keep me in yours. After the election, I suppose, you might...
Pastor’s Letter 11.3.24
Dear Friends, As the week of the election is upon us, may I make a philosophical observation from a platform that is a bit above the fray – in an attempt to explain reasons for the fray. One of the reasons for the increasing division among us is the rise of moral...