Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 9.8.19
Dear Friends, Last weekend, Pope Francis named thirteen people to be Cardinals in the church. They will serve as close advisors to Pope Francis and will be involved in the choosing of the new pope when Francis retires or dies. One of those chosen has a connection with...
Pastor’s Letter 9.1.19
Dear Friends, I am in Chicago this weekend officiating at the wedding of the daughter of a friend of mine. However, I am with you in prayer and thought this holiday weekend. Labor Day reminds me of our interconnectedness; we need one another in order to survive. Here...
Pastor’s Letter 8.25.19
Dear Friends, It seems like not a day goes by when there is not some discussion of immigration in the news. There is even an attitude developing now in Washington to make legal immigration more difficult. By any assessment, the current system of immigration in this...
Pastor’s Letter 8.18.19
Dear Friends, Last week, our parish leadership team attended the Global Leadership Summit, a national video conference highlighting leaders and teaching others to do likewise. The Archdiocese hosted the local viewing at Creighton. One of the points made at the...
Pastor’s Letter 8.11.19
Dear Friends, As a child, I knew that once the locusts starting singing in the evenings that the new school year was not far away. I heard them a few weeks ago when I was sitting out on the front porch and those memories came rushing back. And, sure enough, school is...
Pastor’s Letter 8.4.19
Dear Friends, Today’s Sunday gospel is not an easy one for our culture. The judgement of Jesus on the man who stored up treasure for himself is not one that middle class and wealthy Americans can rejoice in. “God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be...
Pastor’s Letter 7.28.19
Dear Friends, One of the tasks of every Catholic and every Catholic parish is to reach out to those who do not know Jesus and invite them into a relationship with the God who loves them. This work has always been called evangelization, which simply means, “telling the...
Pastor’s Letter 7.21.19
Dear Friends, The first reading and gospel for this Sunday give us examples of hospitality and invite us to reflect upon our own approach to hospitality. People who have gone on our IXIM mission trips to Guatemala often remark that we could learn a lot from people of...
Pastor’s Letter 7.14.19
Dear Friends, Here we are, in the midst of summer and all the adventuresome outdoor activities taking place in the beautiful world God has given us. I know many of you are traveling,...
Pastor’s Letter 7.7.19
Dear Friends, As we conclude a weekend of celebrating the Fourth of July and our country’s initial declaration of freedom, I think it might be wise to ask the question “was Jesus patriotic?” Jesus never addresses the issue directly, but there are a few passages that...
Pastor’s Letter 6.30.19
Dear Friends, In the second reading today we hear St. Paul saying to the Galatians, “For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. For you were called for freedom, brothers and sisters. But do not use this freedom as an...
Pastor’s Letter 6.23.19
Dear Friends, Thanks for all the positive comments on the new baptismal font. It is beautiful! John Lajba did an incredible job of designing the font and creating the beautiful bronze depictions on its base. We are considering lighting the bronze images so that they...