The Narrow Gate

Photo of snail on coneflowers with the Shalom Snail couplet above.
โ€œThe Narrow Gateโ€
A reflection on Luke 13:22-30
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?โ€

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The Parable of the Sower Explained

โ€œThe Parable of the Sower Explainedโ€
Matthew 13:18-23 in a tercet
Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œHear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart.

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