Go to My Brothers

Two snails and a tulip outside a cave speak John 20:17: "Go to my brothers and tell them, I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."
โ€œGo to My Brothersโ€
John 20:17b
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œI will be with you only a little while longer,
and then I will go to the one who sent me.

John 7:33

Go to my brothers and tell them,
I am going to my Father and your Father,
to my God and your God.

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Christโ€™s Fidelity and Our Fickleness

Photo of snail and tulips with text overlay of the poetic reflection on Christ's Fidelity and Our Fickleness.
โ€œChristโ€™s Fidelity and Our Ficklenessโ€
Palm Sunday (Year A)
ยฉ2026 Gloria M. Chang

From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.

Gospel (At the Procession of Palms)

Matthew 21:1-11

When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest

Mary’s Wonder

Photo of snail on a white tulip amid yellow and orange tulips with text overlay of the couplet about Mary's Wonder for the Annunciation: "Startled by divine favor, Mary prayed, 'Let it be to me; I am your handmaid.'"
โ€œMaryโ€™s Wonderโ€
A reflection on Luke 1:26-38
Solemnity of the Annunciation
ยฉ๏ธ2025 Gloria M. Chang

In Mary’s troubled wonder, a virgin’s humble “yes” welcomed the eternal Son into our world.

Gospel

Luke 1:26-38

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,ย to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virginโ€™s name was Mary.ย … Read the rest

A Harvest of Samaritans

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet about a harvest of Samaritans from John 4:5-42.
โ€œA Harvest of Samaritansโ€
A reflection on John 4:5-42
Third Sunday of Lent (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the surprising Harvest of Samaritans at Jacob’s wellโ€”fields white, souls ripe for eternal life.

Gospel

John 4:5-42

Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacobโ€™s… Read the rest

Seven Loaves

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet about seven loaves from Mark 8.
โ€œSeven Loavesโ€
A reflection on Mark 8:1-10
Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus multiplied seven loaves to feed thousands, prefiguring the abundant kingdom banquet for all nations.

Gospel

Mark 8:1-10

In those days when there again was a great crowd without anything to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said, โ€œMy heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. If… Read the rest

Like Incense

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet, "Like Incense."
โ€œLike Incenseโ€
A reflection on Mark 7:1-13, Psalm 141:2
Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Authentic worship aligns the heart with every word, drawing us into true communion with God.

Gospel

Mark 7:1-13

Now when the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around him,ย they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.ย … Read the rest

The Beatitudes of Christ

Photo of tulips speaking the couplet, "The Beatitudes of Christ."
โ€œThe Beatitudes of Christโ€
A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12a
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the beatitudes of Christ: Jesus’ upside-down blueprint for true blessedness and sanctity.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

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Christ Binds the Strong Man

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the couplet, "Christ Binds the Strong Man."
โ€œChrist Binds the Strong Manโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:22-30
Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Christ binds the strong man, breaking Satan’s hold to plunder his house and free God’s children.

The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, โ€œHe is possessed by Beelzebul,โ€ and โ€œBy the prince of demons he drives out demons.โ€

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Shabbat Shalom

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet, "Shabbat Shalom."
โ€œShabbat Shalomโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:1-6
Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Shabbat Shalom: Jesus heals a man with the withered hand, revealing the Sabbath as a day of wholeness and restoration.

Again he entered the synagogue.

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