Baptism of Fire

Photo of snail and begonia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Baptism of Fire."
“Baptism of Fire”
Luke 12:49-50 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

What does Jesus mean by the baptism of fire, and why does it spark division among families and nations?

Gospel

Luke 12:49-53

I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!… Read the rest