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We’re All Family in Christ

Photo of snail and echinacea purpurea with text overlay of the couplet reflecting on Matthew 12:46-50: "God became flesh to bond in charity, / Heirs of the Father in one family."
“We’re All Family in Christ”
A reflection on Matthew 12:46-50
Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.… Read the rest

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God Never Gives Up

God Never Gives Up, Shalom Snail, Advent
“God Never Gives Up”
Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Readings

Baruch 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6

The Promised Land

Israel’s exodus from Egyptian slavery into the Promised Land of “milk and honey” epitomizes humanity’s exodus from sin into the Promised Land of transfigured holiness.… Read the rest