The Parable of the Net

Photo of a snail on evergreen tress overlooking a waterfall and speaking the couplet, "The Parable of the Net."
โ€œThe Parable of the Netโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:47-50
Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When

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The Parable of the Weeds

Photo of snail, calla lilies, and wild weeds with the Shalom Snail couplet printed beneath.
โ€œThe Parable of the Weedsโ€
Matthew 13:24-30 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He proposed another parable to them. โ€œThe kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

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The Parable of the Weeds Explained

Photo of a snail on a sunflower with the Shalom Snail couplet beneath.
โ€œThe Parable of the Weeds Explainedโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:36-43
Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, โ€œExplain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.โ€

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