The Divine Physician

Photo of snail and aquilegia speaking the couplet about the Divine Physician.
โ€œThe Divine Physicianโ€
Mark 2:13-17 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus, the Divine Physician, seeks the sick and sinners, offering healing to all who need His mercy.

Once again he went out along the sea.

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The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Photo of a baby snail and adult snail on a hydrangea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Parable of the Lost Sheep."
โ€œThe Parable of the Lost Sheepโ€
Luke 15:1-7 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Wednesday of the Thirty-First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

What does the Parable of the Lost Sheep reveal about the boundless love and mercy of Jesus for every single person?… Read the rest

The Call of Matthew

Image of snail and aquilegia speaking couplet.
โ€œThe Call of Matthewโ€
Matthew 9:9-13 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Friday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, โ€œFollow me.โ€

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Jesus and Zacchaeus

โ€œJesus and Zacchaeusโ€
Luke 19:1-4 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So

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Redeemed Treasures

โ€œRedeemed Treasuresโ€
A reflection on Luke 15:8-10
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Precious to God

Black sheep exist in every society. By dining with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus made them precious and lovable in Godโ€™s eyes.… Read the rest

Coins of Heaven’s Treasury

Icon of Holy Communion

Saturday After Ash Wednesday

Luke 5:27-32

The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, โ€œWhy do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?โ€

Luke 5:30

The banquet at Leviโ€™s house was a preview of paradise when Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will recline with “tax collectors and sinnersโ€ at the feast in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 8:11).… Read the rest