
A reflection on Matthew 19:3-12
Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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… Read the restSome Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”
Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restSome Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”
… Read the restJesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
The darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
1 John 2:8b
Born anew in Christ and enlivened by the Holy Spirit, children of God walk in the light.… Read the rest
God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.
1 John 1:5
God’s very being is light; departure from him is darkness.… Read the rest
Yerushalaim is the transliteration of Jerusalem. Click phonetics for the pronunciation of Yerushalaim.
… Read the restHe took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. It
23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)
Luke 6:27-38
Jesus said to his disciples: “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you… Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.”… Read the rest
20th Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
“Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 20:16
What is the foundation of the concepts “first” and “last”?
“First” is derived from one. One is derived from two.… Read the rest
“What is Equality? (Part 2)” (2 panels)
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang
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
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Matthew 10:37-42
Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.… Read the rest
12th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)
Matthew 8:5-17
Jesus’ fame as a healer spread far and wide in Palestine, attracting not only lepers but foreigners like the Roman centurion. Jews did not associate with either group; one was “unclean,” the other was “Gentile.”… Read the rest