Feast of the Holy Family

Photo of baby snail resting on a hubei anemone with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet for the Feast of the Holy Family.
โ€œFeast of the Holy Familyโ€
A reflection on Luke 2:8-20
Inspired by the Liturgy of the Hours, Feast of the Holy Family, Evening Prayer I, Antiphon 3
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The shepherds went in haste and found Mary and Joseph,
with the child cradled in a manger.Read the rest

Peter’s New Wings

St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem, Masolino da Panicale, c. 1426

Thursday within the Octave of Easter

Acts 3:11-26; Luke 24:35-48

Lit by tongues of fire,
Deniers and deserters
Set the world afire.

Like a caterpillar morphed into a butterfly, the apostle Peter flew boldly into the light and witnessed to astonished crowds about Christโ€™s death and resurrection.… Read the rest

God in a Box

17th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

Matthew 13:54-58

Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, โ€œWhere did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenterโ€™s son?Read the rest