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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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Jesus and Beelzebul

Photo of a snail with crocosmia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Jesus and Beelzebul."
“Jesus and Beelzebul”
A reflection on Luke 11:14-23
Friday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

In the clash of Jesus and Beelzebul, a miraculous healing sparks awe and accusations, revealing the battle between divine truth and envious lies.… Read the rest

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Beelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?

“Beelzebul: A Pejorative Pun?”
A reflection on Matthew 12:22-29, Mark 3:22-27, Luke 11:14-23
©️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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The Strong Man

A medieval illustration of Jesus healing the Gerasene demoniac

Third Week of Lent, Thursday

Luke 11:14-23

He was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed.

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The Finger of God

Parts of P.Oxy. LII 3679, 3rd century, containing fragments of Plato’s Republic.

27th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

Luke 11:15-26

Suppose there was a perfectly just man. Would he be loved, ignored, or hated?

Plato proposed a thought experiment around 360 B.C.… Read the rest