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Herod’s Distress

“Herod’s Distress”
A reflection on Matthew 14:1-12
Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

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

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“One small step for a man…”

Amédée Varin (1818-1883), Christ Walking on the Sea

18th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year II)

Matthew 14:22-36

After feeding the five thousand, Jesus took leave of the crowd and his disciples, carrying them in spirit up the mountains. In silence and solitude, he offered the world to the Father.… Read the rest

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Head of the Class

16th century icon of St. John the Precursor at the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
“Report Card of St. John the Baptist”
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.

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