Serving From a Full Heart

Photo of snail and obedient plant speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Serving from a Full Heart."
“Serving from a Full Heart”
A reflection on Luke 17:7-10
Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

How can serving from a full heart transform our obedience into a joyful union with God’s divine love?

Gospel

Luke 17:7-10

“Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? … Read the rest

God or Mammon

Photo of snail and orange lily with text overlay of the reflection on Luke 16:13: "The heart has a single throne, / For mammon or God alone."
“God or Mammon”
A reflection on Luke 16:13
Saturday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Luke 16:13

“No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.… Read the rest

Beyond Consanguinity

Photo of snail and rose with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Beyond Consanguinity."
“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?

Gospel

Luke 14:25-26

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.… Read the rest

Israel’s Universal Banquet

Photo of snail and wild flowers with text overlay of the reflection on Luke 14:15-24: "Welcoming strangers from streets and alleys, / God feeds the world from Israel’s valleys."
“Israel’s Universal Banquet”
A reflection on Luke 14:15-24
Tuesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

How does Israel’s universal banquet invite everyone to God’s table of grace?

Gospel

Luke 14:15-24

One of those at table with Jesus said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.”… Read the rest

Spiritual Dropsy

Photo of snail and celosia argentea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Spiritual Dropsy."
“Spiritual Dropsy”
A reflection on Luke 14:1-6
Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

How does the healing of spiritual dropsy reveal the tension between divine mercy and human pride in Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees?… Read the rest

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

Solidarity

Photo of snail and rio speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Solidarity."
“Solidarity”
A reflection on Luke 13:1-5
Friday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

How does Jesus’ call to be transformed in the face of tragedy challenge us to embrace solidarity with all of humanity?

Gospel

Luke 13:1-5

Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.… Read the rest