Journey to Wholeness
… Read the rest“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By
… Read the rest“Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.
… Read the rest“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear.
… Read the rest“But take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.
“Love of Enemies” (3 panels)
Matthew 5:43-48 in a quatrain
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang
… Read the restYou have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For
… Read the restYou have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.
… Read the restTherefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
… Read the restDo not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
… Read the restYou are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
Third Week of Lent, Wednesday
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Matthew 5:17-19
… Read the restNow therefore, Israel, hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
10th Week in Ordinary Time, Monday (Year I)
2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Matthew 5:1-12
A single teardrop from God could wash away the sins of the world, but the Father gave his only-begotten Son to the last drop of blood.
… Read the restBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our every affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in any affliction with the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.
“The Eight Beatitudes” (8 panels)
Matthew 5:3-12
Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 by Gloria M. Chang… Read the rest
Why did the Son of God die on the Cross?
Many theories of atonement have been proposed since the early Church, but none of them are definitive. The Catechism of the Catholic Church simply states that the crucifixion is “part of the mystery of God’s plan” (599). … Read the rest
23rd Week in Ordinary Time, Wednesday (Year II)
Luke 6:20-26
The life of Jesus is the epitome of his “Sermon on the Mount” or “Sermon on the Plain,” as it is called in Luke. The living sermon who is Jesus himself continues in his disciples, the Body of Christ.… Read the rest
12th Week in Ordinary Time, Thursday (Year II)
Matthew 7:21-29
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.”… Read the rest
10th week in Ordinary Time, Saturday
1 Kings 19:19-21, Psalm 16, Matthew 5:33-37
Have you ever had to “think twice?” In our complex society, everything from politics to online shopping usually involves deliberation.… Read the rest
