The Baptism of the Lord

Baptism of the Lord, Shalom Snail
โ€œThe Baptism of the Lordโ€
A reflection on Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah. John answered them all, saying, โ€œI am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming.

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John Saw and Believed

โ€œJohn Saw and Believedโ€
John 20:1-8 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

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Ask, Seek, Knock

Icon of Pentecost

First Week of Lent, Thursday

โ€œAsk and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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Drinking Poison

Thursday after Ash Wednesday 

Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25

The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.

Genesis 2:15 (RSV)

Adam, priest and king of the Lordโ€™s garden sanctuary, had the duty โ€œto till it and keep it.” … Read the rest

Peonies, Day 19

โ€œThe Eternal Tao (Panels 3 and 4)โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2020 by Gloria M. Chang

โ€œThe nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth
The named is the mother of myriad thingsโ€

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, chapter 1, translated by Derek Lin

God is both hidden and manifest (nameless and named) in relationship to spiritual creatures. … Read the rest

What is Equality? (Part 2)

โ€œWhat is Equality? (Part 2)โ€ (2 panels)
ยฉ๏ธ2020 by Gloria M. Chang

What is Equality?

Equality requires an external standard measure. For example, X is equal to Y in length, taking either X or Y as the standard. If Z is equal to X, it is also equal to Y.… Read the rest

In the Image of the Trinity

Andrei Rublev, Icon of the Trinity (15th century) 

A Trinitarian Universe

The revelation of the Trinity bathes the whole of reality in a new light, transforming every domain of human life. What does a tri-personal universe look like?

Let us listen to St.… Read the rest