Fishers of Men

Photo of snail and tulips speaking the Shalom Snail couplet about fishers of men.
โ€œFishers of Menโ€
Mark 1:16-20 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus calls ordinary fishermen to become fishers of men, inviting us to say “amen” to his adventure of faith.

After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: โ€œThis is the time of fulfillment.

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Isaiah 61, Day 6

Photo of snail and tulips speaking Isaiah 61:11a about God's garden.
โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 6โ€
Isaiah 61:11a
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

God’s promise blooms eternally: restoring the Garden of Eden, where justice and praise spring forth in fragrant abundance.

As the earth brings forth its shoots,
and a garden makes its seeds spring up,

So will the Lord God make justice spring up,
and praise before all the nations.

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Praying with the Son

Photo of snail, tulips, and daffodils with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Praying with the Son."
โ€œPraying With the Sonโ€
A reflection on Luke 11:1-4 and Romans 8:14-17
Wednesday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Praying with the Son, we embrace our identity as beloved children of God, joining Jesus in the Our Father to address our heavenly Father as โ€œAbba.โ€… Read the rest

Walking on Water with Jesus

Photo of tulips and a snail speaking the poem, "Walking on Water with Jesus."
โ€œWalking on Water with Jesusโ€
Matthew 14:22-33 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Then he made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

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Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene

Photo of a snail and tulips by a waterfall speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
โ€œThe Voice Beyond the Caveโ€
John 20:1-2, 11-18 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

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Stop Judging

โ€œStop Judgingโ€
A reflection on Matthew 7:1-5
Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œStop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.

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Love of Enemies

โ€œLove of Enemies” (3 panels)
Matthew 5:43-48 in a quatrain
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

You have heard that it was said, โ€˜You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.โ€™ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust. For

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