Well, last Saturday I wrote about the appropriations process and the unimaginably hard decisions our legislators face regarding tax dollars that pay for care for the poor, the homeless, the old, and the disabled. They must reconcile a dearth of funds with a world of need. And then I mentioned a question someone had asked me…
Mess to Messiah
The Annunciation by Fra Angelico Yesterday the gospel reading centered upon Joseph’s dilemma, to wit: he had found that his young betrothed was with child, and in this confusing mess there was only one thing of which he could be certain, and that was that he’s had nothing at all to do with it. Scripture…
Be Not Afraid
Last week was hard for me. There was strife and I don’t like strife. There were disagreements and I don’t like disagreements. By the end of the week I was anxious and unable to sleep. And fearful. Never mind what’s going on. It’s nothing that hasn’t happened before and it will surely happen again. The problem…