King of Peace

โ€œKing of Peaceโ€ (6 panels)
Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:9
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang


Who is the humble King of Peace who rides a donkey to conquer hearts and proclaim peace to the nations?… Read the rest

Lost Sheep Hospital

Photo of a snail among creeping phlox with text of the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œLost Sheep Hospitalโ€
A reflection on Matthew 10:1-7
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.

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Signs of the Kingdom

Icon of Jesus and the Centurion

12th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

Matthew 8:5-17

Jesusโ€™ 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 โ€œunclean,โ€ the other was โ€œGentile.โ€… Read the rest