Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 3.30.25
Dear Friends, Sharing a parishioner’s story about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian I’ve hesitated to share this story because my intercessory prayer was answered in four minutes. And the way I know that it was answered in four...
Pastor’s Letter 3.23.25
Dear Friends, Sharing a parishioner’s story about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian PRAYER = HOPE I always thought intercessory prayer was a gift someone SUPER holy had. Now, I can see that it is a gift to be shared, and we are...
Pastor’s Letter 3.16.25
Pastor’s Letter 3.9.25
Dear Friends, During this Lenten season, as a parish, we will continue to explore the Jubilee Year theme of beingPilgrims of Hope. Each Sunday, we will share stories from our parishioners about the power of prayerand the hope such power proclaims. I trust you will...
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...
