Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 6.11.17
Dear Friends, In the weeks following the Easter Season, the Church gives us a couple of liturgical events where we celebrate what we believe. This Sunday we celebrate the mystery of God revealed as Trinity. There have been numerous attempts over the years to give us...
Pastor’s Letter 6.4.17
Dear Friends, For many years now, the Archdiocese has been celebrating priestly ordinations on the first Saturday in June. Thirty-six years ago, my four classmates and I lay on the floor of the Cathedral awaiting the laying on hands and the imposition of the holy oil...
Pastor’s Letter 5.28.17
Dear Friends, Our nation pauses to remember this weekend those who died in service to country. Over the years, this weekend has expanded to be a cultural time for remembering all of our loved ones who have died, not just those who served in the military. My mother...
Pastor’s Letter 5.21.17
Dear Friends, Graduations are happening all around us. College graduations are almost complete, high school events are happening and our own eighth graders will celebrate their graduation on Monday evening. It is an exciting time of year for our young people. One step...
Pastor’s Letter 5.14.17
Dear Friends, As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, I thought I would share with you a reflection written by a friend of mine, Susan Naatz, who works at Creighton University. It looks at the importance of family and memories: Following our father’s death in 2009,...
Pastor’s Letter 5.7.17
Dear Friends, Last Sunday the Church celebrated the feast of Divine Mercy and this Sunday that of the Good Shepherd. The Church gives us these wonderful images during the Easter Season to help us better understand the amazing gift we have received through Jesus’ death...
Pastor’s Letter 4.20.17
Dear Friends, In 1988, I went on my first thirty-day retreat. It was a silent retreat using the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. It took place at the Eastern Point Retreat House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The first week — though it can be much longer — looks...
Pastor’s Letter 4.23.17
Dear Friends, This upcoming Saturday, April 29, Archbishop Lucas will ordain Doug Lenz a deacon. He is being assigned to our parish to serve in diaconal ministry. Deacon Larry Mruz, who has been assisting at the Mass on Saturday evenings, will also be assigned to work...
Pastor’s Letter 4.16.17
Happy Easter! Jesus has risen as he said! Rejoice! My friends, I hope you will experience some of the wonder and joy of that amazing good news on this Easter day. In the midst of hunting for eggs, sampling some chocolate Easter bunnies and carving up the Easter ham,...
Pastor’s Letter 4.9.17
Dear Friends, Welcome to the holiest week of the year! (and this year we kick it off with both palms and spaghetti!) I hope you will have an opportunity to join us for the liturgies of the Sacred Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Saturday). They are the...
Pastor’s Letter 4.2.17
Dear Friends, Last Sunday as many of us were celebrating Helen Butera’s 100th birthday in the school gym there was a small group of our Sudanese parishioners meeting in the parish center discussing how they can help their family members and friends back in Sudan where...
Pastor’s Letter 3.26.17
Dear Friends, I was talking with an Orthodox Christian this past week and moaning a little bit about what I had given up for Lent. He had no empathy for me. He tried to explain to me how much fasting and abstinence took place in the Orthodox Church. It was news to me....