From Safari…. This weekend brings us the beginning of Advent and the start of a new liturgical year. We move from Year C, the year of Luke, in the Lectionary to Year A, the year of Matthew. The composition of the Gospel of Matthew dates between 80-90 AD. A core message in Matthew – in Jesus God becomes Emmanuel: God with us. An angel bestows that title in the opening narrative, and Jesus confirms that title in his final words: “I am with you always.” Unique to Matthew --- the Genealogy of...

From safari…. This is the only Sunday this month when we celebrate a Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are just two weeks away from the start of a new liturgical year. A time to look back at the story of our salvation, as told by the writer Luke. What are some of your favorite scripture readings from the past year? God’s grace is amazing! Outdoors we are preparing for the coming of winter. The outdoor growing season ended this past Saturday for me. An Elephant Ear Plant and a White Dinner Plate...

Somberness, like fog, blankets at least my world --- mass shootings, school shootings, assassination of Charlie Kirk, starvation and...