Journey Through a Samaritan Village

Photo of snail and hibiscus with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Journey Through a Samaritan Village."
โ€œJourney Through a Samaritan Villageโ€ Luke 9:51-56 and 2 Kings 1:9-12 โ€œin a snailshellโ€ Tuesday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang Revised in 2025

Jesus’ compassionate Journey Through a Samaritan Village reveals his universal love, contrasting the fiery zeal of James and John with his mission of grace.… Read the rest

Beelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?

โ€œBeelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?โ€
A reflection on Matthew 12:22-29, Mark 3:22-27, Luke 11:14-23
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang


And if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, will his kingdom stand? And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out?

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