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Ephphatha!

Photo of snail and dahlia bud speaking the couplet, "Ephphatha!" about Jesus healing the deaf-mute man in Mark 7.
“Ephphatha!”
A reflection on Mark 7:31-37
Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 Gloria M. Chang

In Mark 7, Jesus heals the deaf mute, commanding “Ephphatha!” to open ears and loosen tongues in divine mercy.

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Mark 7:31-37

Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And… Read the rest

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Spiritual Dropsy

Photo of snail and celosia argentea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Spiritual Dropsy."
“Spiritual Dropsy”
A reflection on Luke 14:1-6
Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

How does the healing of spiritual dropsy reveal the tension between divine mercy and human pride in Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisees?… Read the rest