A Prophet for All Nations

โ€œA Prophet for All Nationsโ€
Luke 4:16-30 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Monday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day.

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The Parable of the Rich Fool

Photo of a snail and a black-eyed susan reflecting on the Parable of the Rich Fool.
โ€œThe Parable of the Rich Foolโ€
A reflection on Luke 12:13-21
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, โ€œTeacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.โ€ He replied to him, โ€œFriend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?โ€

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The Last Adam

Last Adam, Shalom Snail
โ€œThe Last Adamโ€
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Sunday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Brothers and sisters:
It is written, โ€œThe first man, Adam,ย became a living being,โ€ the last Adam a life-giving spirit.ย 

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