St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
Pastor’s Notes
The city of Chicago boasts these days of only two seasons: winter and under construction. The Reformation taught us that Church is âSEMPER REFORMATA – ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.  Lent is our annual ecclesial reshaping. The Gospel can shine through us better when we get…
Pastor’s Notes
Last week we remembered a âdisarmedâ God. In the ancient story of Noah, he put aside his ârightâ to bear arms, and then hung up his weapon on a rainbow for all to see. Lent is a season for disarmament. If God can put…
Pastor’s Notes
St. Francisâs first taste of human freedom had to do with lepers. Hansenâs Disease scared the âBe Jesusâ out of this handsome teen from medieval Assisi. He wrote in his Testament many years later⌠âWHILE I WAS IN SIN, IT SEEMED VERY BITTER FOR…