Author Archive for: mpirri
Entries by Michael Pirri
FRUIT OF THE VINE
Fruit of the Vine by Michael Pirri In last week’s Gospel reading, we heard the parable of the man with two sons, both of whom get sent out to work […]
TESTING MIND AND HEART
TESTING MIND AND HEART by Lucinda M. Vardey The readings for this Sunday turn what our cultures consider normal or usual to the obscure ways of God, always a mystery […]
FORGIVENESS
FORGIVENESS by Lisa Fernandes “To err is human, to forgive divine” as Alexander Pope wrote. Today’s readings capture this difficult path we all have to travel. We want to be […]
NAVIGATING CONFLICT
NAVIGATING CONFLICT by Elizabeth Chesley-Jewell Anyone that knows me well knows that I am not comfortable with confrontation and conflict. But I know that I am not alone; the self-help […]
WE ARE PETER
WE ARE PETER By John Dalla Costa I love St. Peter. He’s like George Costanza on Seinfeld — always wrong, and never quite learning the wisdom of only trusting the […]
A House for All Peoples
A HOUSE FOR ALL PEOPLES By Father Morgan V. Rice, CSB The first reading from Isaiah ends with the Lord’s saying, “My house shall be called a house of prayer […]
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION By Lisa Fernandes Today we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. This is an ancient feast that was gradually introduced into the Western […]
You Have Revealed To Little Ones The Mysteries Of The Kingdom
You Have Revealed To Little Ones The Mysteries Of The Kingdom By Elizabeth Chesley-Jewell One of the main principles of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is to focus on […]
Summer rest
SUMMER REST By Tina Sibbald School is out; many book vacation time this month, and we enter a mindset very different from the fall, or the Christmas and Easter seasons. […]
The Basilian Fathers
The Basilian Fathers founded St. Basil’s Church in 1856 and have continuously administered our parish since then.