Holy Spirit Catholic Parishes are part of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska. The Archdiocese of Omaha is comprised of 23 counties and more than 230,000 Catholics throughout northeast Nebraska. It originally started as a diocese in 1859.
Links and Resources
External Links
The Catholic Voice is the online newspaper of the Archdiocese of Omaha. Visit Catholicvoiceomaha.com for the latest news from across the archdiocese, compelling witness stories, vibrant photo galleries, engaging videos and more.
Tune in to Spirit Catholic Radio at 88.3 FM while in our parish family area. Get the app:
Tune in to Siouxland Catholic Radio at 88.1 FM while in the Ponca and Newcastle area. Get the app:
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of bishops who jointly exercise pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States. The website contains resources such as the Daily Mass Readings, New American Bible and Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and more.
Vatican App: App Store or Google Play
Safe Environment Recertification
Renew your Safe Environment Certification using the CMG Connect portal.
Here are two websites where you can find times for Masses while traveling outside of our parish family.
Faith Formation Resources
FORMED Access daily reflections, award winning studies and parish programs, inspiring audio content, movies, eBooks, and family friendly kid's programming from over 100 content providers. Download the App on your mobile phone, tablet, computer or TV. Join FREE with our HSCP Subscription! Go to FORMED.ORG, click on “sign up”, under “Find your parish or organization” enter the zip code 68739, choose "Holy Trinity Church," enter your name and email, and you are in!
Download the app: App Store or Google Play
EWTN is a global, Catholic Television, Catholic Radio, and Catholic News Network that provides catholic programming and news coverage from around the world. Visit EWTN.com for the latest news as well as a great Catholic resources library.
Catholic Answers is a media ministry that answers questions about what the Church really teaches. Search the world's largest database of answers about the beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith. Learn more about Catholicism through articles, books, videos and more.
Catechism of the Catholic Church The Catechism of the Catholic Church (commonly abbreviated CCC) is a reference work that summarizes the Catholic Church's doctrine. It was promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992.
Prayer Resources
Catholic Prayers (US Bishops' Website)
A list of prayers and devotions.
Devotions (EWTN) is a global, Catholic A comprehensive selection of Catholic devotions - prayers, novenas, litanies and meditations - designed to help Catholics grow in their faith and love of God.
Small Group Prayer Guides (Live Lent Together)
These are 6-week guides for small groups to pray together with Scripture (lectio divina). They rely on Jesus to do the heavy lifting of leading the group, and aim for transformation of heart (not just transfer of information). Your small group can include friends, neighbors, co-workers, or even your children and their friends.
Catholic Prayer Apps
Laudate is the most popular and most comprehensive free Catholic App. Liturgy of Hours, New American Bible, interactive Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Seven Sorrows Rosary, Chaplet of St. Michael, searchable prayers and latin prayers with English translation. Douay-Rheims Challoner Bible for offline use. Daily Prayer and Daily Bible Verse. Multiple podcasts for daily meditations and Rosary. And more.
Hallow is a Christian prayer app that offers audio-guided meditation sessions to help us grow in our faith & spiritual lives and find peace in God. Explore over 10,000 different sessions on contemplative prayer, meditation, Catholic Bible readings, music, and more.
The Amen app is a free Catholic prayer app that inspires your daily conversation with God through faithful meditations and nourishing Scripture. From the Augustine Institute.
Catholic Bible Apps
The New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE) translation. The entire bible available to be accessed without the need for an internet connection. This is the translation from which the lectionary at Mass comes.
Lighthouse Catholic Media Bible contains the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (RSV-CE) of the Bible.
Liturgy of the Hours Apps
The Divine Office App is an opportunity for you to participate in the recitation of the Liturgy of the Hours. It contains the official text and audio of daily prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours of the Catholic Church (Breviary) and has been approved for use in the United States by the USCCB.
iBreviary is the application that brings the traditional Catholic prayer of the Breviary and all the texts of the Liturgy to your phone.
Sacred Music Apps
Square Note puts a huge library of Gregorian Chant scores—over 800 unique chants and counting—right at your fingertips. Always wanted to learn how to read square note notation? Always wondered how to find all the amazing Gregorian Chants of the Catholic Church? Square Note brings the ancient music of the Church to your mobile devices, ready for you to utilize in your schola, your choir, or your home.
Dominican Compline. This app presents an English edition of Compline (Night Prayer) as envisaged by the "Liturgia horarum" (1971) and as enriched by the proper Dominican elements proposed in the "Supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours for the Order of Preachers" (1982). The recordings are from St. Dominic Priory, the studium for the Dominican Provinces of St. Albert the Great (Central) and St. Martin de Porres (South), USA. In addition, the texts are provided for the user to pray along.
Other Apps
You can search for burials in any of the cemeteries in Holy Spirit Catholic Families using the Billiongraves app. Billiongraves has searchable images of the gravestones which are GPS tagged. This allows you to see where a burial is located within a cemetery and can be used to guide you to a burial while at the cemetery. How to use Billiongraves.
Formation Resources by Fr. Vogel
RCIA Video Series
A catechetical video series (25 Sessions) designed for non-Catholics wishing to learn more about the Catholics faith.
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Confirmation Formation Series
A catechetical series (7 Sessions) designed for students preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation.
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Family Formation
A catechetical series designed for parents to help them grow in the faith and share the faith with their children.
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Cultural Issues Homily Series
A homily series (24 Homilies) in which Fr. Vogel goes through a number of cultural hot topics applying the core of the Gospel and Catholic moral teaching.
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Holy Week at Home (5 Talks)
Explore the meaning of Holy Week through imagery from the Holy Land and the Holy Week liturgies.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe: And the Conquest of Darkness
Part I: Overcome Darkness
Part II: Spiritual Conquest
Part III: Science and the Miraculous
Part IV: A Mother and Her Children
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The Sacrifice of the Mass
This catechetical series (53 Videos) uses the context of the Priest Ordination Mass and the Mass of Thanksgiving, with the hope to better enable those attending such events to understand what is occurring and to participate more fully. It begins by describing the foundations of the Catholic Faith before moving into the specifics of the Mass. Download full book.
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From Shadows to Reality
Investigate the prophetic and typological connections between the Old and New Testaments.
- Session 1: Catholic Biblical Interpretation
- Sessions 2-3: Prophecy
- Sessions 4-7: Typology
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The Visual Gospel
Learn how to read the visual Gospel contained within the sacred art and architecture of the Church.
- Introduction & Lectio Divina with Sacred Art
- Principles of Beauty & Sacred Art
- Sacred Art Traditions: Iconographic, Gothic, Baroque
- Theology of Church Architecture
- Saints and Symbols
- Sacred Art Today?
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Catholic Sacred Music
This eight part series explores the sacred music tradition of the Catholic Church.
- Intro & Jewish Roots of Sacred Music
- Gregorian Chant
- Sacred Polyphony
- Vatican II in Continuity
- Sacrifice of the Mass
- Liturgy of the Hours
- Catholic Hymnody
- Omaha Core Repertoire
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Prayer Resources by Fr. Vogel
Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pray along with a devotional office from the Liturgy of the Hours (Morning, Daytime, Evening). This English chant edition of the Little Office may be prayed devotionally anytime. Download the booklets.
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Office of St. Joseph
Pray along with the full Liturgy of the Hours for the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19). This English chant edition of the Office may be prayed devotionally at other times. Download the booklets.
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Office of the Dead (3 Videos)
Pray along with the Liturgy of the Hours for All Souls Day (Morning, Daytime, Evening). This English chant edition of the Office for the dead may also be prayed devotionally at other times. Download the booklets.
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St. Joseph Hymns, Chants, and Prayers
Devotional prayers to St. Joseph. Download prayer resources.
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Pray for the Dead (16 Videos)
Pray along with various prayers for our deceased loved ones. Download the Booklet to pray at the cemetery.
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Stations of the Cross (8 Videos)
Pray along with eight different versions of the Stations of the Cross, prayed in eight different churches.
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Sacred Heart Devotion (19 Videos)
This playlist contains a homily series explaining devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (10 Homilies) and includes various related prayers and hymns.
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Discernment of Spirits (16 Videos)
Learn about the spiritual principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola discerning God in prayer.
Spiritual Battle Tactics Handout.
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Introduction to the Devout Life
A series of reflections (134 Videos) covering the entirety of this spiritual classis by St. Francis de Sales.
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Teachers Retreat (55 Videos)
St. John Baptist de la Salle wrote his “Meditations in Time of Retreat” to help teachers to reflect on the vocation to which God has called them in forming the youth. In this series I will guide us through these meditations as I engage them during my own time of vacation and retreat. These are especially designed for teachers of Christian schools, but will be helpful for any teacher, catechist, parent, or anyone else who is involved in passing on the Christian faith to the coming generations.
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