Three Witnesses to the Victory of the Son

Photo of snail and rose with text overlay of a poetic quatrain on the 1 John 5:5-13 reflection.
โ€œThree Witnesses to the Victory of the Sonโ€
A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13
Friday after Epiphany
ยฉ๏ธ2026 Gloria M. Chang

A reflection on 1 John 5:5-13 for Friday after Epiphany: John proclaims three enduring witnessesโ€”the Spirit, the water, and the bloodโ€”that testify to Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the source of victory over the world and eternal life.… Read the rest

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

A photo of a baby snail and African daisies with the Shalom Snail couplet beneath.
โ€œThe Parable of the Mustard Seedโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:31-32
Monday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He proposed another parable to them. โ€œThe kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.

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From Affliction to Glory: Christโ€™s Redemptive Tapestry

Photo of snail on a rose speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œSuffering With Christโ€
A reflection on Colossians 1:24-28
Sunday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church, of which I am a minister in accordance with Godโ€™s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past.

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Lent, Day 33

A snail and a hyacinth speak John 10:38: "The Father is in me and I am in the Father."
โ€œLent, Day 33โ€
John 10:38 from the Gospel at Mass
Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

John 1:1

The Father is in me
and I am in the Father.

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From Aleph to Tav

โ€œFrom Aleph to Tavโ€
Mark 12:28-34 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Readings:

Deuteronomy 6:2-6 
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 12:28-34

Blueprint for Freedom

After the exodus from Egypt and its polytheistic culture, Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness to begin a long journey of divine pedagogy and discipline.… Read the rest

Fountain of Light

โ€œFountain of Lightโ€
Psalm 36:9
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 3
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 1:9

Traditional Chinese Translation

ใ€Šๅ…‰ไน‹ๆบ้ ญใ€‹
ๅ› ็‚บๅœจ่ขฎ้‚ฃ่ฃกๆœ‰็”Ÿๅ‘ฝ็š„ๆบ้ ญใ€‚
ๅœจ็ฅข็š„ๅ…‰ไธญ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๅฟ…ๅพ—่ฆ‹ๅ…‰ใ€‚

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Mystery of Mysteries

โ€œUltimate Reality 3.0โ€
A reflection on Matthew 11:27
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 by Gloria M. Chang

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.

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Word and Eternal Life

Andrei Rublev, Icon of the Most Holy Trinity

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter

John 12:44-50

Jesus cried out and said, โ€œWhoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me.

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