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What Does Rest Look Like?

“My Yoke Is Easy”
Matthew 11:28-30 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang (Revised in 2024)

Gospel

Matthew 11:28-30

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.… Read the rest

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Blessed Banquet Guests

“Blessed Banquet Guests”
A reflection on Luke 14:7-14
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.

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Friend, Go Up Higher

“Friend, Go Up Higher”
Luke 14:7-11 “in a snailshell”
Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. 

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Walking like Christ

Christ Pantocrator, 13th century Serbian icon

30th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday (Year II)

Luke 14:1, 7-11

“One on tiptoe cannot stand.”

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Even with special ballet training, medical experts say that dancing en pointe for extensive periods can cause severe injury and foot damage.… Read the rest