The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Photo of a baby snail and adult snail on a hydrangea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Parable of the Lost Sheep."
โ€œThe Parable of the Lost Sheepโ€
Luke 15:1-7 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

What does the Parable of the Lost Sheep reveal about the boundless love and mercy of Jesus for every single person?… Read the rest

The Good Shepherd

Photo of a baby snail on the back of an adult snail walking on a hydrangea with the Shalom Snail couplet printed above.
โ€œThe Good Shepherdโ€
Matthew 18:12-14 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And

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Jesus and Zacchaeus

โ€œJesus and Zacchaeusโ€
Luke 19:1-4 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So

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Redeemed Treasures

โ€œRedeemed Treasuresโ€
A reflection on Luke 15:8-10
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Precious to God

Black sheep exist in every society. By dining with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus made them precious and lovable in Godโ€™s eyes.… Read the rest