Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 3.2.25
Dear Friends, In our recent survey concerning small faith sharing groups at Cabrini, around two-thirds of you said you were presently involved in some form of a small faith sharing group. Of those who are involved, eighty-six percent said they felt a sense of...
Pastor’s Letter 2.23.25
Dear Friends, This past week we have had more snow and cold days than we had days of teaching in our schools. For a winter that was without snow days, we finally could use up some of those days that are built into the school calendar. January and February are some of...
Pastor’s Letter 2.16.25
Dear Friends, In our recent survey concerning small faith sharing groups at Cabrini, around two-thirds of you said you were presently involved in some form of a small faith sharing group. Of those who are involved, eighty-six percent said they felt a sense of...
Pastor’s Letter 2.9.25
Dear Friends, I am away from the parish for a week guiding the pre-ordination retreat for the men who are going to be ordained deacons for the Archdiocese of Omaha this spring. The retreat is taking place at the Broom Tree Retreat Center in South Dakota. Please...
Pastor’s Letter 2.2.25
Dear Friends, During my priesthood, I have often given talks on the notion of “solidarity.” More so during the past twenty years as part of the work of our project (IXIM) which aims to build a relationship of solidarity between the dioceses of Huehuetenango and Omaha....
Pastor’s Letter 1.26.25
Dear Friends, As many of you know, I was pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Agnes and St. Francis Assisi parishes in South Omaha from 1990 until 2004. When I arrived in 1990, we had two Masses in Spanish and the immigrant community in Omaha was just beginning to...
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...