St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
The Great Sculpture.
Every year I share the following story with my adult Confirmation candidates. A story I learned from Sr. Kieran Sawyer, SSND from Confirming Faith. “Once, just as a sculptor was beginning to work on a new block of marble, he noticed a young boy…
Pray for Us.
I spent the day in prayer with my family. Visiting each one and praying an Our Father and a Hail Mary. I brought flowers for them, too. It was a nice day spent at the cemetery. Did he say, “Cemetery?” Yes, I did. I visited…
The Call.
āPeople die on this trail every year,ā our Jesuit volunteer youth minister said in a moment of frustration. Did I hear that right? People die on this trail every year. Did he just say that during our parent orientation for our mission trip to Alaska? I heard the…