Christ the King of the Cosmos

Photo of snail and magnolia speaking the couplet reflecting on Matthew 8:23-27: "Christ the King of the cosmos / Stills the seas of the seismos."
โ€œChrist the King of the Cosmosโ€
A reflection on Matthew 8:23-27
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 8:23-27

As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him.ย Suddenly a violent stormย came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep.ย … Read the rest

Sleep, Jesus, Sleep

Photo of petunias speaking the couplet, "Sleep, Jesus, Sleep."
โ€œSleep, Jesus, Sleepโ€
A reflection on Mark 4:35-41
Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, โ€œLet us cross to the other side.โ€ Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was.

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Doesn’t Your Teacher Pay the Temple Tax?

Photo of snails overlooking a waterfall and speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œDoesnโ€™t Your Teacher Pay the Temple Tax?โ€
Matthew 17:24-27 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Monday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, โ€œDoesnโ€™t your teacher pay the temple tax?โ€

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