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A Samaritan’s Thank You

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“A Samaritan’s Thank You” Luke 17:11-19 “in a snailshell” Wednesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time ©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

How does a Samaritan’s thank you reveal the power of gratitude in faith?

As he continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.

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Beyond Consanguinity

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“Beyond Consanguinity”
A reflection on Luke 14:25-26
Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

What does it mean to love beyond consanguinity and place Christ above all earthly ties?

Great crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and addressed them, “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

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Faithful Stewards in the Vineyard of the Lord

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“Faithful Stewards in the Vineyard of the Lord”
A reflection on Luke 12:39-48
Wednesday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Are we faithful stewards, tending the Lord’s vineyard with love?

Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

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True Blessedness

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“True Blessedness”
Luke 11:27-28 “in a snailshell”
Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

True blessedness lies in hearing and keeping God’s word, as exemplified by the Blessed Virgin Mary.

As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” 

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Treading on Serpents

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“Treading on Serpents”
A reflection on Luke 10:17-20; Genesis 3:15; Romans 8:16-17
Saturday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Christ empowers his followers with divine authority, treading on serpents and overcoming evil, as heirs with him in the victory of the Cross.… Read the rest

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The Sleep of Adam and Abram

Sleep of Adam and Abram, Shalom Snail
“The Sleep of Adam and Abram”
A reflection on Genesis 2:21-24 and 15:1-18
Second Sunday of Lent (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

So the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 

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Lent, Day 1

“Lent, Day 1”
Ash Wednesday
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Seeking the Face of God

Ash Wednesday begins with the sober remembrance of our expulsion from the Garden of Eden. “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” the Lord God pronounced after Adam’s transgression (Genesis 3:19).… Read the rest

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The Last Adam

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“The Last Adam”
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Sunday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©2022 Gloria M. Chang

Brothers and sisters:
It is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living being,” the last Adam a life-giving spirit. 

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God’s Designs

“God’s Designs”
A reflection on Mark 10:2-12; Genesis 1:27-28a, 2:18-24
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Law of Moses on Divorce

The Pharisees approached and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?”

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