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The Twelve Apostles

Photo of snail and pansies with the Shalom Snail couplet printed beneath.
“The Twelve Apostles”
Luke 6:12-16 “in a snailshell”
Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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A Fishy Fee

Photo of a fisherman standing in a boat at sea with the Shalom Snail couplet printed.
“A Fishy Fee”
A reflection on Matthew 17:24-27
Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Photo by Doni Haris (Pexels)
Poem ©️2025 Gloria M. Chang

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

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God’s Still Small Voice

A snail and a pieris japonica reflect on 1 Kings 19:9-18: "Tempests, quakes, and fire shock the senses. God’s still small voice disarms defenses."
“God’s Still Small Voice”
A reflection on 1 Kings 19:9-18
Friday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year II)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Why Are You Here, Elijah?

The God of Moses on Mount Sinai revealed himself in thunder, lightning, smoke, and fire (Exodus 19:16-18).… Read the rest

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The Infant in My Womb Leapt for Joy

A snail on a weeping cherry reflects on the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: "The Word of God leapt from heaven, / Taking flesh in Mary’s womb. / Unborn John leapt with abandon / As the friend of the Bridegroom."
“The Infant in My Womb Leapt for Joy”
A reflection on Wisdom 18:15, Luke 1:39-45, John 3:29
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

…your all-powerful word leapt from heaven, from the royal throne, into the midst of the land that was doomed…

Wisdom 18:15 (New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised)

During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When

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Resurrection Party

Two seagulls walking toward a beach shore speak the couplet: "Jesus Christ is ris'n from the dead! With heav'nly food, the Church is fed" (a reflection on John 21:1-14).
“Resurrection Party”
A reflection on John 21:1-14
Third Sunday of Easter (Year C)
©️2025 Gloria M. Chang


After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way. Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples. Simon

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Holy Thursday

A baby snail riding the back of an adult snail on a hydrangea leaf speak John 13:14: "If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet."
“Holy Thursday”
John 13:14
From the Gospel at Evening Mass
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. The

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The Parable of the Lost Sons

Prodigal Son, Lost Sons, Shalom Snail
“The Parable of the Lost Sons”
A reflection on Luke 15:11-32
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

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Children of Mary

Children of Mary, Shalom Snail
“Children of Mary”
A reflection on Luke 1:39-45 and Mark 10:13-16
Saturday of the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 Gloria M. Chang

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And

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