Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 12.22.19
Dear Friends, During the Reconciliation Service on Wednesday evening, a second grader had a question for me. He said, “Before I tell you my sins I want to know something, how do you pray?” I said, “You want to know how I pray or you want to know in general how to...
Pastor’s Letter 12.15.19
Dear Friends, Christmas is quickly approaching! This Sunday we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is the Latin word meaning “rejoice.” This Sunday is so named because “Rejoice” is the first word in the entrance antiphon for today's Mass:...
Pastor’s Letter 12.8.19
Dear Friends, Thanks to everyone who helped last weekend with the Archbishop’s pastoral visit. He was delighted by the experience and spoke very positively about his time with you. I am sure it is enjoyable for him to get away from his daily administrative duties and...
Pastor’s Letter 12.1.19
Dear Friends, We extend a heartfelt welcome to Archbishop Lucas this weekend as he makes a pastoral visit to our parish. I hope that all of you will have an opportunity to have a conversation with the Archbishop during his visit to the parish. In the ancient tradition...
Pastor’s Letter 11.24.19
Dear Friends, It is a tad later this year, but our annual celebration of Thanksgiving is upon us. Thanksgiving joins together friends and family to eat, laugh, and reflect upon the innumerable blessings of God upon each of us. And, while for too many, Thanksgiving has...
Pastor’s Letter 11.17.19
Dear Friends, I love to read novels. Every time I open a new book, I hope to be captured by the story. I love to be lost in a good story where I cannot wait to get back to the book and discover more about the characters or the things happening around them. However, I...
Pastor’s Letter 11.10.19
Dear Friends, How much do you know about our patron saint, Frances Cabrini? Did you know that she is the first United States citizen to be canonized a saint? She became a U.S. citizen in 1909. Did you know that because of the terrible treatment of Italian immigrants,...
Pastor’s Letter 11.3.19
Dear Friends, We have entered the November season…snowflakes have fallen and trees are losing their leaves, we gain an hour of time and the holiday season is upon us. The days have gotten cold and we spend more time indoors. There must be a reason that the most...
Pastor’s Letter 10.27.19
Dear Friends, Thanks to everyone who helped make our Spaghetti Dinner last Sunday a great success!! I hope you had fun serving and eating and talking with new friends and helping All Saints School with their finances. I am always so proud of you as we offer this event...
Pastor’s Letter 10.20.19
Dear Friends, It is Spaghetti Dinner Sunday!!! Thanks to all of you who will be spending lots of time serving the meals today. I hope you find it enjoyable and a chance to work side by side with parishioners you did not know before. To those of you who are our guests,...
Pastor’s Letter 10.13.19
Dear Friends, The Catholic Church teaches us to work for justice for all people. The Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. Every human person is made in the image of God;...
Pastor’s Letter 10.6.19
Dear Friends, There was a wonderful essay in last week’s Wall Street Journal by Sarah Hurwitz who wrote about her experience of finally embracing her Jewish faith as an adult. It took her until she was 36 years old and functioning successfully in the world before she...