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Word and Bread

Photo of three orange tulips with text overlay of the last four lines of the poem, "Word and Bread."
“Word and Bread”
A poem on Luke 24:13-35
Third Sunday of Easter (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

In receiving the Word and Bread, eyes open and hearts burn with resurrection hope.

Gospel

Luke 24:13-35

Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And… Read the rest

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The Lamb and the Dove

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet about the Lamb and the Dove.
“The Lamb and the Dove”
A reflection on John 1:29-34
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the profound union of the Lamb and the Dove in Christ’s revelation as Son of God.

The next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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Blessed Banquet Guests

“Blessed Banquet Guests”
A reflection on Luke 14:7-14
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.

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The Promised Lamb

Promised Lamb, Shalom Snail
“The Promised Lamb”
A reflection on Mark 8:27-33
Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
©2022 Gloria M. Chang

Now Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” They

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My Face Like Flint

“My Face Like Flint”
A reflection on Isaiah 50:6-7
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Readings (Year B):

Isaiah 50:5-9a
Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
James 2:14-18
Mark 8:27-35

A Lamb Led to Slaughter


What does a messianic liberator look like?… Read the rest