St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
Pastor’s Notes
Lent is about testings and temptations. âHow are you doing?â God the great test prompter asks in the Third Week. The season kicked off with the story of Jesus being led (or “driven” in the Gospel of Mark) into the desert by the Holy…
Pastor’s Notes
We move into the second week of Lent. And, if you are off to a good start, bravo! Like his apostles, the Teacher has much to tell you on the mountaintop. Â If you have yet to begin the climb, you can play catch-up. Jesus…
Pastor’s Notes
Remember the tune of this summer hit from Bobby McFerrinâs 1988 Album Simple Pleasures? Â The weekendâs gospel says something like it, âdo not worry about your life.â Much of the rest of St. Matthewâs text is concerned with the issue of anxiety or undue…