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Citizens of Heaven

Photo of snail and snapdragon speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Citizens of Heaven."
“Citizens of Heaven”
Philippians 3:20-21 “in a snailshell”
Friday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time (Year II)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

What does it mean to live as a citizen of heaven in a world focused on earthly desires?

Fist Reading

Philippians 3:17-4:1 (ESV)

Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many,… Read the rest

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Stars and Saints

Photo of Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Fra Angelico, The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs
Fra Angelico, The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs

From eternity the Lord God designed humanity and the cosmos in his image, envisioning the constellation of saints bursting with Christic Light in the heavens. Formed from the dust of the earth, Adam evolves through the eons to completion in Jesus Christ, his descendant and Lord—the Potter’s masterpiece (Isaiah 64:8). … Read the rest

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Martha and Mary

“Martha and Mary”
Luke 10:38-42 “in a snailshell”
Tuesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Luke 10:38-42

As they continued their journey he entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.… Read the rest

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The Cross and the Copper Serpent

Photo of snail and pink turtlehead speaking the Shalom Snail poem, "The Cross and the Copper Serpent."
“The Cross and the Copper Serpent”
A reflection on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:13-17
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

First Reading

Numbers 21:4-9

From Mount Hor they set out by way of the Red Sea, to bypass the land of Edom, but the people’s patience was worn out by the journey; so the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, where there is no food or water?… Read the rest

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Divine Bread, Broken for All

A snail on a red tulip reflects on Corpus Christi with this poem: God invisible, Wholly indivisible, Becomes, in Christ, edible, Partible, digestible, Forming the Church visible!
“Divine Bread, Broken for All”
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 10:17
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
©️2025 Gloria M. Chang

Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.

1 Corinthians 10:17
Coptic icon of Christ feeding the multitude


For what is the bread?

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Beyond Figures

Photo of snail and 3 tulips speaking John 16:25, "The hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father." This illustrates the post title, "Beyond Figures."
“Beyond Figures”
John 16:25
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.

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Christ Binds the Strong Man

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet, "Christ Binds the Strong Man."
“Christ Binds the Strong Man”
A reflection on Mark 3:22-30
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 Gloria M. Chang

Christ binds the strong man, breaking Satan’s hold to plunder his house and free God’s children.

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.”

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