The Parable of the Lamp

Photo of snail and dahlia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Parable of the Lamp."
โ€œThe Parable of the Lampโ€
A reflection on Luke 8:16-18
Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


The Parable of the Lamp reveals how an evangelist, ignited by Christโ€™s Spirit, shines Godโ€™s Light to illuminate the world.… Read the rest

Heaven’s Oil

โ€œHeavenโ€™s Oilโ€
A reflection on Matthew 25:1-13
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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Bread from Heaven

Christ feeding the multitude (Coptic icon)

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter

John 6:30-35

So they said to him, โ€œWhat sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: โ€˜He gave them bread from heaven to eat.โ€™โ€

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