The Shrewd Steward and Zacchaeus

Photo of snail and marigold speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Shrewd Steward and Zacchaeus."
โ€œThe Shrewd Steward and Zacchaeusโ€
A reflection on Luke 16:1-13; 19:1-10
Sunday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang
Revised in 2025


The Shrewd Steward and Zacchaeus teach us to transform worldly wealth into charity for eternal life in Luke 16:1-13 and 19:1-10.… Read the rest

Lukewarm Laodicea

โ€œLukewarm Laodiceaโ€
A reflection on Revelation 3:14-22
Tuesday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time (Year II)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Click phonetics for the pronunciation of Laodicea.

“To the angel of the Church in Laodicea, write this:

โ€œโ€˜The Amen, the faithful and true witness, the source of Godโ€™s creation, says this: โ€œI know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot.

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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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