
A reflection on Romans 8:35-39
Sunday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2026 Gloria M. Chang
Second Reading
Romans 8:35, 37-39
Brothers and sisters:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

Brothers and sisters:
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will… Read the rest

He proposed another parable to them. โThe kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.… Read the rest

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.… Read the rest

In Mary’s troubled wonder, a virgin’s humble “yes” welcomed the eternal Son into our world.
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,ย to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virginโs name was Mary.ย … Read the rest

Jesus fulfills the lawโnot abolishing, but embodying God’s Torah as wisdom, life, and love.… Read the rest

In the blinding glory of the Transfigured Christ, Jesus touches us and whispers: “Rise, and do not be afraid.โ
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.… Read the rest

Letter and Spirit unite in Christ, breathing divine life into ancient law.
Jesus said to his disciples: โDo not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.… Read the rest

Why do we call Mary the โMother of Godโ or โGod-bearerโ (Theotokos)?… Read the rest

In November during this Jubilee Year of Hope 2025, I had the privilege of traveling to Italy with a group of pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens.… Read the rest

In Joseph’s Dream, divine mercy transformed a righteous man’s sorrow into joyful guardianship of the Savior.
… Read the restThis is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.