
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

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him.

Even demons confess: โYou are the Son of Godโโyet still refuse to love him.
… Read the restJesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.โ
St. Francis of Assisi
There is no fear in love,
but perfect love drives out fear.
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“In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.โ
St. John of the Cross
God is love,
and whoever remains in love
remains in God and God in him.

St. Thomas Aquinas
“The love of God is the cause of the Incarnation.โ
In this way the love of God was revealed to us:
God sent his only Son into the world
so that we might have life through him.

St. John Chrysostom
“Nothing is so great as love; for love is the bond of perfection.”
Beloved, let us love one another,
because love is of God.
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In the viperโs den, perfect love reignsโfear flees where Christ is victorious.
… Read the restThe baby shall play by the viperโs den,
and the child lay his hand on the adderโs lair.