Shalom Aleichem!

Photo of snail and camellia speaking to each other, "Shalom aleichem!" "Peace be with you!"
โ€œShalom Aleichem!โ€
John 20:19-31
Second Sunday of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, โ€œPeace be with you.โ€ When

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Immortal Strands

Photo of autumn leaves with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Immortal Strands."
โ€œImmortal Strandsโ€
A reflection on Luke 21:12-19
Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

In the fiercest persecution, no power on earth can destroy our immortal strands.

Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.

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Christ Makes Us Whole

โ€œChrist Makes Us Wholeโ€
A reflection on Matthew 9:1-8
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.

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