St. Mary's Basilica
Phoenix, Arizona
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
There is an old expression, “as patient as Job,” often describing someone of long suffering.  Turns out, Job is not very patient at all. In the first reading this weekend, chaos erupts and his life spins out of control. He feels he has done…
Pastor’s Reflection
A quote sometimes attributed to Dorothy Day answers the question of just what Pope Pius XIII could have done to stand up to Hitler when the Jews were being rounded up and shipped to concentration camps:Â “He could have ridden into Berlin on a…