Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 8.17.25
Dear Friends, I am sure it looks like I was uninspired for a second week in a row. And, perhaps that is true. However, Pope Leo at his audience on Wednesday gave this beautiful reflection and I did not want you to miss it: Let us continue our journey in the school of...
Pastor’s Letter 8.10.25
Dear Friends, This is a Jubilee Year and the theme for the Catholic Church throughout the year has been on Hope. Pope Leo was on vacation the month of July, but he is back in Rome and on Wednesday had his regular teaching and audience. I offer you today a bit of that...
Pastor’s Letter 8.3.25
Dear Friends, As you look around this weekend, we are obviously celebrating the Santa Lucia Festival. During these days we celebrate the faith of a young woman who gave witness to the faith through her life and her death. Historians estimate that Lucy was either 20 or...
Pastor’s Letter 7.27.25
Dear Friends, When the news reported July 17 on the deaths of three people at Holy Family Church in Gaza, some of you might have been confused. Perhaps that’s because most of the time the Israeli-Palestinian conflict suggests just two communities are caught in the...
Pastor’s Letter 7.20.25
Dear Friends, Last Sunday Pope Leo preached at Mass at the summer residence. I think his message was very good and so I am sharing it (an edited version) with you. You might recall that the gospel was the parable of the Good Samaritan which Jesus told in answer to the...
Pastor’s Letter 7.13.25
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...