Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
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...
Pastor’s Letter 6.16.19
Dear Friends, Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers in the parish. I hope on this day you feel loved by your children and honored. Fathers play such an important role in the lives of their children especially when it comes to the faith life of their children. Your...
Pastor’s Letter 6.9.19
Dear Friends, As we celebrate the Santa Lucia festival this weekend, it is good that we remember the story of her life and her heroic witness (which also explains her statue’s images): According to tradition, Lucy was born of rich and noble parents about the year 283...
Pastor’s letter 6.2.19
Dear Friends, Next weekend, we have two big celebrations happening! The ArchUnite event takes place on Saturday, June 8th at the CHI Center. There are 15,000 people coming to that event, so you should see lots of Catholics in downtown Omaha next Saturday. There will...
Pastor’s Letter 5.26.19
Dear Friends, Last Sunday, the world witnessed the conclusion of the HBO television series, The Game of Thrones. It was a fantasy about the struggle for power in a land called Westeros and based upon the novels of George R. R. Martin. It was quite popular over the...
Pastor’s Letter 5.19.19
Dear Friends, This weekend I am on retreat at Cloisters on the Platte with a group of men from the parish. This is the first time I am doing the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius in an abbreviated fashion. I have done numerous eight-day retreats and two thirty-day...
Pastor’s Letter 5.12.19
Dear Friends, This Sunday we celebrate our mothers. It is probably impossible to look at motherhood, through spiritual eyes, without looking at Mary the mother of Jesus. Is there any other woman in history whose role is better defined as that of a mother than Mary? I...
Pastor’s Letter 5.5.19
Dear Friends, Time moves quickly now as the school year comes to an end and summer begins. So much was accomplished over the last few weeks – another successful Spaghetti Dinner (thanks to all who helped); a prayerful and inspired Holy Week (thanks to all who helped);...
Pastor’s Letter 4.28.19
Dear Friends, We have entered into the great season of Easter. To make sure you understand how central the resurrection is to the Christian faith, the Church will celebrate Easter for 50 days. A friend of mine was telling me that she was trying to explain this to her...
Pastor’s Letter 4.14.19
Dear Friends, Like the rest of you, I had to get my taxes done before the magical day of April 15. This year, that date falls during Holy Week, which might be appropriate since it is often a cause for pain. The promises of lower taxes did not fall true on my end;...