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Tag: St. Maximus the Confessor

Posted on January 1, 2026December 24, 2025

Theotokos: Why Mary is Truly the Mother of God

Photo of snail and rose with text overlay of the last line of the poem on the Theotokos, Mother of God.
โ€œTheotokosโ€
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
ยฉ๏ธ2026 Gloria M. Chang

The Historical Defense of โ€œTheotokosโ€ and the Person of Christ

The Christological Question at the Heart of the Controversy

Why do we call Mary the โ€œMother of Godโ€ or โ€œGod-bearerโ€ (Theotokos)?… Read the rest

Posted on September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

Cultivating a Christoform Heart in the Parable of the Sower

Vincent van Gogh's painting of The Sower at Sunset, depicting the Parable of the Sower.
Vincent van Gogh, The Sower at Sunset, 1888, Krรถller-Mรผller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands


The Parable of the Sower reveals how cultivating a Christoform heart in Godโ€™s Word leads to spiritual growth and fruitful faith.

When a large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to him, he spoke in a parable. โ€œA

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Posted on September 13, 2025September 13, 2025

We Are Logoi in the Logos: Rooted in the Living Word

Photo of three sunflowers facing a sea of black-eyed susans with text overlay of the last four lines of the poem, "Logoi in the Logos."
โ€œLogoi in the Logosโ€
A reflection on Luke 6:46-49
Saturday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2025 Gloria M. Chang


The concept of Logoi in the Logos invites us to see ourselves as unique words of God, spoken through Christ, the eternal Word, and called to live in harmony with his divine will.… Read the rest

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2021

Blossom from the Stump of Jesse

Mary Garden at the Passionist Monastery in Jamaica, New York

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

Isaiah 11:1-10

On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom (Isaiah 11:1).… Read the rest

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  1. Gloria M. Chang on Saints Martha, Mary, and LazarusJuly 29, 2026

    Amen!

  2. cenaclemary12 on Saints Martha, Mary, and LazarusJuly 29, 2026

    There's a time for bustling about, There's a time for being still. Holy Spirit, guide me to know, When it's…

  3. Gloria M. Chang on Cosmic TreeJuly 19, 2026

    Beautiful, Ellen! Thank you for sharing your grace-filled verses.

  4. cenaclemary12 on Cosmic TreeJuly 19, 2026

    Majestic cedar it is not, Wide leaves with far reach, Thistle buds sticking out, Classified as wildflower, Filling grass strip…

  5. Gloria M. Chang on The Lord’s PrayerJune 23, 2026

    Blessings to you, Ellen!

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