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A Mustard Seed of Faith

Photo of a snail on a blue mistflower speaking the couplet reflecting on Matthew 17:14-20: "With a mustard seed of faith and trust, Mountains move and demons bust."
โ€œA Mustard Seed of Faithโ€
Matthew 17:14-20 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 17:14-20

When they came to the crowd a man approached, knelt down before him, and said, โ€œLord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water.… Read the rest

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More Powerful Than Atoms

Photo of a snail with a silphium flower with text overlay of the Shalom Snail poem, "More Powerful Than Atoms."
โ€œMore Powerful Than Atomsโ€
A reflection on Luke 17:5-6
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Faith the size of a mustard seed, more powerful than atoms, can unite us with Jesus Christ and accomplish the impossible, surpassing the immense energy contained in the tiniest particles of matter.… Read the rest

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Naaman’s Journey of Faith

Plaque of the Healing of Naaman the Syrian, Meuse River Valley, c. 1150 (British Museum)

Monday of the Third Week of Lent

Reading 1

Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram.

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