Weekly insight and thoughts from Fr. Damian Zuerlein
Pastor’s Letter 3.12.23
Dear Friends, I offer you the conclusion of Pope Francis’ talk to the young people of Congo and South Sudan. As before, he is using the symbolism of a hand to guide the talk. Enjoy: We come to the third finger, which is higher than the others, as if to remind us of...
Pastor’s Letter 3.5.23
Dear Friends, A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Pope Francis’ recent trip to Congo and South Sudan and I gave you a part of his talk to the young people. His talk was a meditation on their hands and the symbolic power of those hands. Today and next week I will give...
Pastor’s Letter 2.26.23
Dear Friends, Welcome to Lent! Your ashes may be washed off, but your Lenten Journey lasts forty days. I trust that those of you who took the time to join us on the Lenten Retreat with Immaculee Ilibagiza found it to be spiritually rewarding and gave you better...
Pastor’s Letter 2.19.23
Dear Friends, Lent will be quickly upon us. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and it begins our Lenten Journey, “The Great Fast” as it was often called. A few years ago, we all experienced a Lent that was forced upon us by the Covid pandemic. We were told to do without for...
Pastor’s Letter 2.12.23
Dear Friends, The Catholic Bishops of the United States recently began an effort to renew understanding and love of the Eucharist. They have recommended a three-year focus on the Eucharist to take place at diocesan and parish levels. In the Archdiocese of Omaha,...
Pastor’s Letter 2.5.23
Dear Friends, You may be aware from the news that Pope Francis has been visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan this past week. I am sure this has been a very important moment for the parishioners we have from South Sudan and for the students at...
Pastor’s Letter 1.29.23
Dear Friends, I am excited to say that we are ready to start a new season of watching The Chosen together as a parish and to share the experience with Fireside Chats via Zoom. We did this for the first two seasons of The Chosen and on February 7th we will begin...
Pastor’s Letter 1.22.23
Dear Friends, At the Papal Audience this week, Pope Francis gave a reflection on evangelization. This is one of the things we talk about at Cabrini on a regular basis since sharing the Good News with others is an essential part of being a disciple of Jesus. The...
Pastor’s Letter 1.15.23
Dear Friends, In 1994, the most blatant example of genocide since World War II was committed over a hundred-day period before the eyes of the world. Members of the Hutu tribe slaughtered between 800,000 and one million of their Tutsi neighbors, people with whom they...
Pastor’s Letter 1.8.23
Dear Friends, The Catholic Church celebrated the funeral for Pope Benedict this past week. Since he was retired and not active as the pontiff at the time of his death, the event drew attention but not as one would expect for the funeral of a reigning pope. Perhaps you...
Pastor’s Letter 1.1.23
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions for the new year? This is the time to do it. However, I am not sure if most of us ever do any more than simply preparing a resolution or two. How many of us actually follow through on the resolution? I know...
Pastor’s Letter 12.25.22
Dear Friends, Merry Christmas!!!! I hope this celebration of the birth of Christ fills you with hope and joy. This celebration is always a bit shocking because of what we are celebrating – that the God who created the entire universe takes on our human flesh and...