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Fr. Thomas Kuffel: God Talk – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Thomas Kuffel: God Talk

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Fr. Thomas Kuffel, The Catholic Thing, October 19, 2025

Fr Thomas Kuffel born in Milwaukee, WI ,was ordained in 1989, and served some 25 years as a priest in the Diocese of Lincoln, NE. Subsequently, he served for six years as a missionary priest for Fairbanks, AK. After this assignment he asked to work in the Archdiocese of Denver and currently serves in rural Colorado taking care of two parishes.

Prayer, an elusive conversation with God, confuses many as St. Paul tells us, “For we do not know how to pray as we ought.” (Romans 8:26) The Spirit, Who prays in us “with sighs too deep for words” (Romans 8:26), searches our hearts, revealing our innermost secrets, fears, dreams, and desires. This inner revelation worries our conscience, for the depth of our sin becomes a reality.

But so, too, the depth of the Father’s love, revealed to us through Jesus and the Spirit, frightens our souls, for we experience the power and presence of His purity, purifying our weakened hearts. Divine Love is totally beyond comprehension, as St. Paul explains, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9) ….

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