The Cleansing of a Leper

โ€œThe Cleansing of a Leperโ€
Matthew 8:1-4 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Friday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, โ€œLord, if you wish, you can make me clean.โ€

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Premature Publicity

โ€œPremature Publicityโ€
A reflection on Mark 1:40-45
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ2024 Gloria M. Chang

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, โ€œIf you wish, you can make me clean.โ€ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, โ€œI do will it.

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More Than a Medicine Man

โ€œMore Than a Medicine Manโ€
A reflection on Mark 1:29-39
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ2024 Gloria M. Chang

On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.

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“One small step for a man…”

Amรฉdรฉe Varin (1818-1883), Christ Walking on the Sea

18th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)

Matthew 14:22-36

After feeding the five thousand, Jesus took leave of the crowd and his disciples, carrying them in spirit up the mountains. In silence and solitude, he offered the world to the Father.… Read the rest

New Wine into Fresh Wineskins

13th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

Amos 9:11-15; Matthew 9:14-17

The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, โ€œWhy do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?โ€

Jesus and the Twelve must have appeared to the mourning disciples of the beheaded John the Baptist as a spiritually undisciplined band.… Read the rest