Spirit of Truth

A snail and tulips speak John 15:26: "The Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father will testify to me."
โ€œSpirit of Truthโ€
John 15:26
Monday of the Sixth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When they lead you away and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say. But say whatever will be given to you at that hour.

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I Will Not Leave You Orphans

โ€œI Will Not Leave You Orphansโ€
A reflection on John 14:15-21
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

You are not abandonedโ€”God draws near within you, guiding, comforting, and revealing His living presence through the Spirit of truth.… Read the rest

The Holy Spirit, Our Teacher

A snail and crabapple blossoms speak John 14:26: "The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things."
โ€œThe Holy Spirit, Our Teacherโ€
Abridged from John 14:26
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.

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My Shalom

A snail and camellia flowers speak John 14:27: "Shalom I leave with you; my shalom I give to you. Alleluia!"
โ€œMy Shalomโ€
John 14:27 from the Communion Antiphon
Monday of the Third Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my nameโ€”he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.

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Fear Not!

Photo of baby snail on an adult snail walking on rocks above a waterfall. They speak to one another, "In the stormy sea, trust in the Lord, who says, I AM. Fear not!"
โ€œFear Not!โ€
A reflection on John 6:16-21
Saturday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 6:16-21

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,ย got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caperโ€ฒna-um.… Read the rest

Born From Above

Photo of snail on a daffodil with the speech bubble, "You must be born from above."
โ€œBorn From Aboveโ€
John 3:7
Monday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œAmen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit.โ€

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Letter and Spirit

Photo of snail and cosmos with text overlay of the couplet, "Letter and Spirit."
โ€œLetter and Spiritโ€
A reflection on Matthew 5:17-20 and John 20:22
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Letter and Spirit unite in Christ, breathing divine life into ancient law.

Gospel

Matthew 5:17-20

Jesus said to his disciples: โ€œDo not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.… Read the rest

Ephphatha!

Photo of snail and dahlia bud speaking the couplet, "Ephphatha!" about Jesus healing the deaf-mute man in Mark 7.
โ€œEphphatha!โ€
A reflection on Mark 7:31-37
Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

In Mark 7, Jesus heals the deaf mute, commanding โ€œEphphatha!โ€ to open ears and loosen tongues in divine mercy.

Gospel

Mark 7:31-37

Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And… Read the rest

Christ Binds the Strong Man

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet, "Christ Binds the Strong Man."
โ€œChrist Binds the Strong Manโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:22-30
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Christ binds the strong man, breaking Satan’s hold to plunder his house and free God’s children.

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, โ€œHe is possessed by Beelzebul,โ€ and โ€œBy the prince of demons he drives out demons.โ€

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Holy Preachers

Photo of snail and pansies speaking the Shalom Snail couplet about holy preachers from Mark 3:11-19.
โ€œHoly Preachersโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:11-19
Friday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Holy preachers, filled with the Holy Spirit, alone can truly proclaim โ€œJesus Christ is Lord.โ€

And whenever unclean spirits saw Jesus they would fall down before him and shout, โ€œYou are the Son of God.โ€ He

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