The Parable of the Yeast

Photo of snail and hydrangea paniculata with text overlay of the reflection on Luke 13:20-21: "The kingdom, like yeast, rises and expands / In flour which a woman kneads with her hands."
“The Parable of the Yeast”
Luke 13:20-21 “in a snailshell”
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Luke 13:20-21

Again he said, “To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened.”… Read the rest

The Sign of Jonah

Jonah Vomited from the Whale, Third century, Rome, Catacomb of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter.

16th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)

Matthew 12:38-42 

Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”… Read the rest