Two Mule-Loads of Earth

Photo of snail and tulip shoot with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Two Mule-Loads of Earth."
โ€œTwo Mule-Loads of Earthโ€
A reflection on 2 Kings 5:14-19
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

What if a Syrian warrior’s greatest treasure wasn’t gold or glory, but two humble mule-loads of earth from Israelโ€™s riverbank?… Read the rest

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

Photo of snail and baby hyacinth speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œThe Parable of the Hidden Treasureโ€
Matthew 13:44 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Wednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

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The Lord of the Sabbath

Discover the rich symbolism of "bread" and "temple" in Scripture, from the cosmic temple of creation to Jesus, the bread of life born in Bethlehem. Explore how the Sabbath, as a sign of Godโ€™s rest and mercy, unites these themes, revealing Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath who feeds the hungry with divine provision, just as God sustained David in the tabernacle.
โ€œThe Lord of the Sabbathโ€
A reflection on Matthew 12:1-8
Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

At that time Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

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Mangled Sheep

โ€œMangled Sheepโ€
A reflection on Matthew 9:36
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.

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Lent, Day 32

A snail and a hyacinth shoot reflect on John 8:56-58 and recite this couplet: "The seed of Christ was seen by Abraham; Before Abraham came to. be, I AM."
โ€œLent, Day 32โ€
A reflection on John 8:56-58
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.โ€ So the Jews said to him, โ€œNow we are sure that you are possessed.

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Lent, Day 1

โ€œLent, Day 1โ€
Ash Wednesday
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Seeking the Face of God

Ash Wednesday begins with the sober remembrance of our expulsion from the Garden of Eden. โ€œFor you are dust, and to dust you shall return,โ€ the Lord God pronounced after Adamโ€™s transgression (Genesis 3:19).… Read the rest

I AM the True Vine

โ€œI AM the True Vineโ€
John 15:1
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

You brought a vine out of Egypt;
you drove out nations and planted it.

Psalm 80:8 (9)

I AM the true vine,
and my Father is the vine grower.

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