Author Archives: Father Nathan Reesman

About Father Nathan Reesman

On Twitter: @FatherReesman Father Nathan Reesman is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, ordained in 2006. He is the Shared Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, and also of Saint Frances Cabrini Parish, both in West Bend, Wisconsin. Father Reesman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, obtaining his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in the year 2000. He completed his seminary studies at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 2006, obtaining a Masters of Divinity. Father Reesman completed post-graduate studies at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, obtaining a Doctor of Ministry in 2019.

In Data We Trust: Covid and the Limits of Control

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

When control is disguised as charity, and our authorities become dehumanizing. Continue reading →

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Covid Red and Covid Blue: Observations From A Local Catholic Pastor

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Even Viruses Can Have Colors Continue reading →

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Civil Rights and Wrongs: America in the Wake of Bostock

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

The Court has once again decreed who is and is not free, but not in the manner it first appears. Continue reading →

Posted in At Random | Tagged black lives matter, Bostock vs Clayton, Catholic Church, Christianity, civil rights, gay, homosexuality, racism, transgender | Leave a comment

Conversion Beneath the Surface of Racism

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

The tragic killing of George Floyd, and the senseless reactions to it, are manifestations of our collective loss for all things sacred. Continue reading →

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Our Very Authentic 2020 Easter

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Below is my bulletin column for Easter Sunday, 2020: A Blessed and Joyous Easter to all of you! We are of course all very accustomed to typical Easter routines and rituals that are painfully and strangely absent this year. There … Continue reading →

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Palm Sunday: De-throning Corona

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Father Nathan Reesman

Here, a few days in advance, is my parish bulletin column for Palm Sunday. Start scouting out now the best branches in your yard in preparation for our great feast. Dear Friends at Saint Mary’s Immaculate Conception Parish and … Continue reading →