Glory and Love in Trinity

“Glory and Love in Trinity”
John 17:20-26 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. 

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I Am Not Alone

“I Am Not Alone”
John 16:32, abridged
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang

The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.

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I Revealed Your Name

“I Revealed Your Name”
A reflection on John 17:1-11a
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.

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I Will Not Leave You Orphans

“I Will Not Leave You Orphans”
A reflection on John 14:15-21
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him.

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Beholding the Father in the Son

“Beholding the Father in the Son”
A reflection on John 14:1-12
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.

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Lazarus, Come Out!

“Lazarus, Come Out!”
A reflection on John 11:1-45
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A)
©️2023 by Gloria M. Chang

The Death of Lazarus

Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. So… Read the rest

What is Equality? (Part 2)

“What is Equality? (Part 2)” (2 panels)
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

What is Equality?

Equality requires an external standard measure. For example, X is equal to Y in length, taking either X or Y as the standard. If Z is equal to X, it is also equal to Y.… Read the rest

A Divine Conductor? (Part 2)

Persons Are Wholes, Not Parts

The Three One has no “internal conductor,” but can the Trinity be conceived as the “conductor” of human persons and the cosmos? 

What is the relationship between persons and the cosmos? From our material frames of reference, human persons are parts of the universe.… Read the rest