Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 7.6.25
Dear Friends, This past week, we celebrated Independence Day which gave us a reason to shoot off fireworks, hang out at a lake, drink and eat a lot of traditional American summer food, and remember the origins of our country. It is that last one I would like to spend...
Pastor’s Letter 6.29.25
Dear Friends, I just returned from our Ixim Mission trip to Guatemala. There were nineteen of us on the journey. One of the most difficult parts of the journey is explaining the trip and its purpose to our loved ones and friends when we return. This is because people...
Pastor’s Letter 6.22.25
Dear Friends, Sharing a parishioner’s story about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian ______________________________________________ Hello Cabrini Family, No, that is not a typo. Yes, I consider you family. You are more...
Pastor’s Letter 6.15.25
Dear Friends, Fr. Damian is in Guatemala on mission this week. Let’s keep him and the Ixim crew in our prayers. And because he is away, you’re stuck with a note from me. This weekend we honor our fathers, grandfathers and those men who have been father figures to us....
Pastor’s Letter 6.8.25
Dear Friends, Happy Birthday! Today we celebrate Pentecost, the birth of the church. In the story of our faith, this is as big of an event as Christmas and Easter. If it wasn’t for the presence of the Holy Spirit not much would have been accomplished. Jesus knew that...
Pastor’s Letter 6.1.25
Dear Friends, With the passing of Memorial Day and the Feast of the Ascension, summer is clearly upon us. Next Sunday is Pentecost and priestly ordinations will happen at the Cathedral on Saturday morning. Those events, as well, should say summer is here. I suppose...
Pastor’s Letter 5.25.25
Dear Friends, Last Sunday, Pope Leo had his inaugural Mass. There, in the homily, he laid out how he saw his job as the Pope. I want to share with you some of that homily. I thought it was beautiful, even if it came from a guy from Chicago! Of course, it was in...
Pastor’s Letter 5.18.25
Dear Friends, Sharing parishioners’ stories about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian Karly Jurgensen Daniels Six years ago, I was pregnant with my second child. Halfway through my pregnancy, we learned that she had a...
Pastor’s Letter 5.11.25
Dear Friends, Wow. What a week for Catholics in Omaha and the world! Catholics in Chicago can celebrate theirimpact with these two new Catholic pastors – Archbishop McGovern for the Archdiocese of Omaha andPope Leo for the entire world. If you would have suggested...
Pastor’s Letter 5.4.25
Dear Friends, Sharing a parishioner’s story about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian I’ve always had some relationship with prayer – though I’ll be the first to admit that just like how all relationships take work… I haven’t...
Pastor’s Letter 4.27.25
Dear Friends, Sharing a parishioner’s story about the power of prayer and the hope such power proclaims. Peace, Fr. Damian My Recent Experience With Prayer I’m humbled to have been asked to share with you all a little bit about how prayer has helped me as I navigate...
Pastor’s Letter 4.20.25
Dear Friends, I hope you have enjoyed the personal reflections on the power of prayer that fellow parishioners have shared with us in this space during the season of Lent. We have a few more to share with you during the Easter season. I know reading them has impacted...