Shalom Aleichem!

Photo of snail and camellia speaking to each other, "Shalom aleichem!" "Peace be with you!"
โ€œShalom Aleichem!โ€
John 20:19-31
Second Sunday of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, โ€œPeace be with you.โ€ When

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Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Photo of a snail and tulips by a waterfall speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œThe Voice Beyond the Caveโ€
John 20:1-2, 11-18 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

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John Saw and Believed

โ€œJohn Saw and Believedโ€
John 20:1-8 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

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Our Forsaken Lord

โ€œOur Forsaken Lordโ€
Palm Sunday of the Lordโ€™s Passion (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. And

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I Revealed Your Name

โ€œI Revealed Your Name”
A reflection on John 17:1-11a
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 by Gloria M. Chang

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, โ€œFather, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.

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A Summary of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23

When the Holy Spirit descends,
Fearful fishermen
Become fearless preachers.
Tongues of fire
Replace the babble of Babel,
Uniting in Christ
What Adam fragmentized.

No one can say, โ€œJesus is Lord,โ€
Except by the Spirit,
And it is the Spirit who cries out,
โ€œAbba, Father!โ€… Read the rest