Herod’s Perplexity

Photo of snail and perennial pea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Herod's Perplexity."
โ€œHerodโ€™s Perplexityโ€ Luke 9:7-9 โ€œin a snailshellโ€ Thursday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


In Herodโ€™s Perplexity, rumors of Jesus as John, Elijah, or an ancient prophet fueled Herod’s fearful curiosity about the divine presence he could not destroy.… Read the rest

Herod’s Distress

โ€œHerodโ€™s Distressโ€
A reflection on Matthew 14:1-12
Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, โ€œThis man is John the Baptist.

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