Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 6.21.26
Dear Friends, I will continue with an overview of Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI in a moment, but first I want to reflect briefly upon what Pope Leo did Saturday. According to his schedule on the Vatican website, while visiting Northern Italy, he is to go by car to the...
Pastor’s Letter 6.14.26
Dear Friends, Some of our neighbors who are not Catholic may find it odd that the Holy Father has written an encyclical on the challenges humanity faces with the use of AI. Some of his critics do not think he has gone far enough and suggest he state that AI is always...
Pastor’s Letter 6.7.26
Dear Friends, In this, our moment in history, as humanity faces something totally new, Pope Leo has given us a teaching to guide us with a wisdom born of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Father signed Magnifica Humanitas on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of Rerum...
Pastor’s Letter 5.31.26
Dear Friends, Today, we celebrate in our Sunday Liturgies the Most Holy Trinity. It is an annual feast in the Church’s calendar. While the Doctrine of the Trinity was solidified at the Council of Nicea in 325, no specific feast was dedicated to the teaching until...
Pastor’s Letter 5.24.26
Dear Friends, Happy Pentecost!!! The descent of the Holy Spirit upon us is a major event in the history of the Universe. God did not only come to visit humanity once in the person of Jesus but has chosen through the Spirit to make his dwelling among us. You may recall...
Pastor’s Letter 5.17.26
Dear Friends, This is the time of year for graduation talks. I have given way too many of them over the years and heard more than my share of them as well. Occasionally, there is one that has a new or creative approach that will grab my attention and make me think...
Pastor’s Letter 5.10.26
Happy Mother’s Day! We have been listening to John’s gospel through our Easter season. This week, Jesus is again at the Last Supper with his disciples and is talking to them about the oneness between God the Father, Jesus and us. In John's gospel, Jesus is in charge....
Pastor’s Letter 5.3.26
Dear Friends, Our Easter Season readings are so rich, with so little time to reflect upon them during Sunday Mass. It is always a challenge for me as a preacher to narrow it down to a couple points in the homily. Last Sunday, the Church gave us as the second reading...
Pastor’s Letter 4.26.26
Dear Friends, Most of you are probably very aware that the young woman who suffered from mental illness and who broke into the rectory two years ago was killed by Omaha police as she attacked a three-year-old with a knife. In my comments to the press in the days that...
Pastor’s Letter 4.19.26
Dear Friends, One of the most powerful expressions of friendship and mutuality is sharing a meal together. We normally eat with people we like and with people who are like us, but sharing a meal with a person we do not know is a great way to break down social...
Pastor’s Letter 4.12.26
Dear Friends, Pope Leo gave, as Popes normally do, a message to the world on Easter Sunday. The press seemed to think it was a message for Donald Trump and his administration but that is not the case. All that the press commented on was their perception that it was...
Pastor’s Letter 4.5.26
Happy Easter, Friends!!! I heard a story from one of our moms the other day. She said her daughter was surprised to learn how long the Easter Season lasts. She said, “Easter lasts for fifty days?” Her mom replied, “Yes. We fast for forty days and feast for fifty.”...