The Beatitudes of Christ

Photo of tulips speaking the couplet, "The Beatitudes of Christ."
โ€œThe Beatitudes of Christโ€
A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12a
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the beatitudes of Christ: Jesus’ upside-down blueprint for true blessedness and sanctity.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

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Sleep, Jesus, Sleep

Photo of petunias speaking the couplet, "Sleep, Jesus, Sleep."
โ€œSleep, Jesus, Sleepโ€
A reflection on Mark 4:35-41
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, โ€œLet us cross to the other side.โ€ Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was.

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Heavenly Fisheries

Photo of two seagulls on an ocean bank speaking the couplet about heavenly fisheries.
โ€œHeavenly Fisheriesโ€
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
A reflection on Matthew 4:18-22
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Four fishermen left their nets to join Christโ€™s heavenly fisheriesโ€”catching souls for eternity.

As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He

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Lent, Day 5

Lent Day 5, Shalom Snail
โ€œLent, Day 5โ€
Communion Antiphon from Matthew 25:40
Monday of the First Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œAnd whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.โ€

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The Spirit of the Holy Name

Spirit of the Holy Name, Shalom Snail
โ€œThe Spirit of the Holy Nameโ€
A reflection on Mark 9:41
Wednesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

John said to him, โ€œTeacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us.โ€ But

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Unthinkable Passion

Unthinkable Passion, Shalom Snail
โ€œUnthinkable Passionโ€
A reflection on Mark 9:30-32
Tuesday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it.

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Standing With Christ

Standing With Christ, Shalom Snail
โ€œStanding With Christโ€
A reflection on Mark 8:38
Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œWhoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Fatherโ€™s glory with the holy angels.โ€

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A Gospel for Theophilus

โ€œA Gospel for Theophilusโ€
A reflection on Luke 1:1-4
Sunday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received.

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Two by Two

โ€œTwo by Twoโ€
Mark 6:7-13 in a quatrain
Sunday of the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang (revised in 2024)

He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.

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