King of Peace

โ€œKing of Peaceโ€ (6 panels)
Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:9
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang


Who is the humble King of Peace who rides a donkey to conquer hearts and proclaim peace to the nations?… Read the rest

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Photo of a baby snail and adult snail on a hydrangea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Parable of the Lost Sheep."
โ€œThe Parable of the Lost Sheepโ€
Luke 15:1-7 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

What does the Parable of the Lost Sheep reveal about the boundless love and mercy of Jesus for every single person?… Read the rest

Saint Luke, Evangelist

Photo of two snails on hydrangea with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Saint Luke, Evangelist."
โ€œSaint Luke, Evangelistโ€
2 Timothy 4:10-17 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Saint Luke, who stood by Paul in his darkest hours, teaches us the true meaning of friendship.

Beloved: Demas, enamored of the present world, deserted me and went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

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Blessed Banquet Guests

โ€œBlessed Banquet Guestsโ€
A reflection on Luke 14:7-14
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ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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The Divine Thief

โ€œThe Divine Thiefโ€โ€จ
A reflection on Matthew 24:42-44 and Isaiah 57:15
Thursday of the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into.

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The Good Shepherd

Photo of a baby snail on the back of an adult snail walking on a hydrangea with the Shalom Snail couplet printed above.
โ€œThe Good Shepherdโ€
Matthew 18:12-14 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And

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The Path to True Life

Photo of a snail on a hydrangea speaking Matthew 10:39.
โ€œThe Path to True Lifeโ€
Matthew 10:39
Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Joy of the Saints

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, โ€œWho are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?โ€ I

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Do Not Worry About How You Are to Speak

Photo of two snails on a hydrangea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œDo Not Worry About How You Are to Speakโ€
Matthew 10:17-20 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans.

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Neither Gold Nor Silver

Photo of two snails on a hydrangea speaking the poetic couplet of the day.
โ€œNeither Gold Nor Silverโ€
A reflection on Matthew 10:7-10
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

As you go, make this proclamation: โ€˜The kingdom of heaven is at hand.โ€™ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.

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Saint Barnabas, Apostle

Shalom Snail reflects on the Memorial of Saint Barnabas the Apostle: "Spirit-filled Barnabas vouched for Paul, Mentored John Mark and nurtured his call."
โ€œSaint Barnabas, Apostleโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Champion of Paul

One of the best-loved characteristics of St. Barnabas is his gift of drawing out the God-given potential in others. Named Joseph at birth, the Levite from Cyprus became known as โ€œBarnabas,โ€ which means โ€œson of encouragementโ€ or โ€œson of consolationโ€ (Acts 4:36). … Read the rest