St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
Pastor’s Notes
Driving past a local church, Fr. Paige Shortal noticed a red banner with a large white comma. When he asked the pastor, âWhatâs with the comma?â She explained that it was part of the âGod Is Still Speakingâ campaign of the United Church of…
Pastor’s Notes
Jonah is one of the few books in the Hebrew Bible regarded as comedy.  It has some wild ironic twists and a surprise ending. The jokeâs on Jonah, the reluctant prophet. Likewise on all the other devout Jews of his day who believed that…
Pastor’s Notes
I miss Christmas already! Still, many thanks to all those who undecorated the Church last Sunday and prepared our worship space for this new season.  One of my favorite post holiday   quotes comes from the poem by Dr. Howard Thurman, âWhen the song of…