Good Shepherd Catholic Parish

06/03/2026

Remember in your prayers seminarians James Fitzsimmons (Sioux City Cathedral Pairsh) and Garrett Hugeback (Wall Lake St. Joseph Parish) who will be ordained as transitional deacons Saturday. All are welcome to attend the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Epiphany.

They are seminarians at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and it is anticipated that they will be ordained as priests in June 2027.

06/03/2026

Pius X was the first pope to bless a bicycle. He loved modern technology and sports, and once attended a bicycle race in Rome, where he blessed the participants and equipment. See more here: https://aleteia.org/2025/05/31/cycling-a-papal-passion-over-the-past-100-years/
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It's a great day to go biking, Good Shepherd Catholic Parish!

06/02/2026

Read Bishop Keehner's first pastoral letter, a reflection on the Sacred Heart of Jesus and what it means for our world. The Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is June 3-11.

Read Bishop Keehner's first pastoral letter, dedicated to the meaning of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

06/02/2026

As was often the case, their story was fully told by their executioner, a man who later received baptism because he was so impressed by the courage of the men he killed. He sought out Pope Damasus and told him the story.

06/01/2026

"Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth." -Pope Leo XIV
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Let's join the Holy Father and Fr. Roder that all might find joy in sports.

06/01/2026

Sometimes we think that June is "just" a month of Ordinary Time, but it's also packed with solemnities. Check out our video to learn more, and join us for Mass.

06/01/2026

Friday morning Mass at Sacred Heart, Templeton has been cancelled due to a funeral in Arcadia

06/01/2026

At his trial before the Roman prefect Rusticus, St. Justin debated with great skill and eloquence. But his most perfect witness was the shedding of his blood, in imitation of his Lord and for the benefit of the Church, including us here today at Good Shepherd Catholic Parish.

05/31/2026

Think of the best father-son relationship you know of. Think of the love and even shared sense of identity that defines it. Then take that idea and multiply it by infinity. Whatever result you have, it still falls utterly and entirely short of the relationship between God the Father and God the Son. Because as Jesus says, He and the Father truly are "one"-one God, even while being distinct persons.
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Why does this matter? Because today, on Trinity Sunday, we reflect not only on the nature of God, but also his Trinitarian action in human history. Especially the sending of the Son by the Father.
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Take a moment today to ponder how utterly incredible this mystery is. Because Jesus is fully human, we sometimes lose sight of his divinity. But he is God indeed. And restating his saving mission in these terms can be helpful: God became man; God endured torture and humiliation on our behalf; God was crucified; and God died. Not in his essence, but in the human nature that truly belonged to the Son.
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God truly suffered for us. And what's more, he didn't need to. At all. Because he needs us for nothing. But he loves us. Fiercely and fully. And on Trinity Sunday, we ponder this mystery anew and ask how here at Good Shepherd Catholic Church we can carry that same mission of divine love into the world.

05/29/2026

The truth of our Catholic faith--that we are created in the image and likeness of God and called to imitate him in all that we do--has implications for our whole life, including the way we live out our fertility.
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The Saint Paul VI Institute knows this better than most. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, the institute specializes in promoting fertility practices consistent with Humanae Vitae, the 1969 teaching of its namesake, Pope Paul VI.
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Visit the link below to learn more! And let Fr. Roder know what you learn.
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https://saintpaulvi.com