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Bishop James Conley celebrated Mass at the St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center in Lincoln Oct. 27, then led a Eucharistic procession around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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The Sisters’ Appreciation Dinner was held Sunday, Oct. 23 at St. Peter Parish in Lincoln, after Mass celebrated by Bishop James Conley. Sponsored by the Serra Club of Lincoln, the dinner honors women religious serving in the Diocese of Lincoln.  SNR photos|Cathy Blankenau Bender

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Third-graders at St. James School in Crete presented a “Living Rosary” Friday, Oct.7, the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. They led the school in praying a rosary, meditating on the Glorious Mysteries. Courtesy photos

 

LINCOLN (SNR) – Jim Bertrand, a member of St. Peter Parish in Lincoln, gave a talk Oct. 8 at St. Peter Parish on the Shroud of Turin, an artifact believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ.

Bertrand has presented in parishes throughout the state and even across the country. In 2023 he is scheduled to give presentations in Georgia, Rhode Island, Florida, Michigan and Oklahoma. His talk includes evidence from a variety of forensic sciences, botany, archaeology, historical documents and even art history. SNR photos | Cathy Blankenau Bender

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Bishop James Conley was announced as the Ninth Bishop of Lincoln Sept. 14, 2012. He was at the time an auxiliary bishop in Denver and came to Lincoln for the announcement. Bishop Conley met the Chancery staff and visited the Cathedral of the Risen Christ, where he prayed at the tombs of previous bishops, and then with the Cathedral School children. The formal announcement was made in the John XXIII Diocesan Center. Later that day, he visited many sites in the diocese, including in Lincoln, Pius X High School, Catholic Social Services, St. Gianna Women's Home, the Pink Sisters, the Carmelite Sisters in Agnew, and St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward.

LINCOLN (SNR) - A groundbreaking at St. Mary Church in downtown Lincoln Aug. 11 marked the start of a major renovation project at the historic church across from the State Capitol. Pastor Father Joseph Walsh, Bishop James Conley, Governor Pete Ricketts and Jeff Maul, executive director of the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau, were among those speaking at the morning event. The first phase of the restoration will begin this fall on the west side of the church with repairs to the exterior facade and improvements to the confessionals inside.

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Bishop James Conley celebrated Mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Falls City July 17 to consecrate the new altar in the renovated church. Bishop Conley also installed Father James Meysenburg as pastor. The renovation, by Clark Architects Collaborative 3, included a new sanctuary and furnishings, new confessionals, new pews, new tile, new restrooms in the narthex and the addition of a small adoration chapel. A new altar of repose, communion rail and sanctuary seating will be installed in the coming months. Kevin Clark photos

Bishop James Conley celebrated Mass at St. Patrick Church in Lincoln July 9 and blessed the new bells for the bell tower. The bells were named for archangels St. Michael and St. Raphael, names were chosen by a parish vote. St. Patrick Church was dedicated in 2015. Kevin Clark photos

 

Bishop James Conley presided at a holy hour and Vespers in Blessed Sacrament Church in Lincoln June 19, the solemnity of Corpus Christi. The event marked the beginning of the national Eucharistic revival in the Diocese of Lincoln. SNR photos | Cathy Blankenau Bender

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Bishop James Conley celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln June 19, the solemnity of Corpus Christi. The Mass marked the opening of the national Eucharistic Revival in the Diocese of Lincoln. SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Cathy Blankenau Bender

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The I-80 Collar Series, a softball game between priests of the Diocese of Lincoln and priests from the Archdiocese of Omaha, was held Sunday, June 12.

The game, sponsored by the Nebraska Knights of Columbus, was played at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha. The “Capital City Clergy” won 17-9 over the “Omaha Padres.” SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Cathy Blankenau Bender

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