Filled With God

Photo of a snail and a zinnia speaking a reflection on Romans 12:1-2: "While ages ebb and flow, God fills the mind/ And body, deifying humankind."
โ€œFilled With Godโ€
A reflection on Romans 12:1-2
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Second Reading

Romans 12:1-2

I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.ย … Read the rest

One, Two, Three… Return to Trinity!

Photo of snail on a zinnia under a cloudy sky with text overlay of the reflection on Matthew 19:3-12: "In the beginning when all was one, / Adam was breathed through the Word, God's Son."
โ€œOne, two, threeโ€ฆ Return to Trinity!โ€
A reflection on Matthew 19:3-12
Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 19:3-12

Some Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, โ€œIs it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?โ€… Read the rest

The Olive Tree of God

Photo of a snail on a pink zinnia speaking the poetic reflection on Romans 9:1-5: "The Root shall gather its branches someday, / Uniting Jews and Gentiles in Love's Way."
โ€œThe Olive Tree of Godโ€
A reflection on Romans 9:1-5; 11:23-24
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Romans 9:1-5 (ESV)

I am speaking the truth in Christโ€”I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spiritโ€”that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.… Read the rest

Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

Photo of snail and zinnia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles."
โ€œSaints Simon and Jude, Apostles”
Ephesians 2:19-22 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

On the feast of Saints Simon and Jude, let us contemplate the image of the Church as living stones built upon Christ the cornerstone.… Read the rest

The Parable of the Lamp

Photo of snail and dahlia speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Parable of the Lamp."
โ€œThe Parable of the Lampโ€
A reflection on Luke 8:16-18
Monday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


The Parable of the Lamp reveals how an evangelist, ignited by Christโ€™s Spirit, shines Godโ€™s Light to illuminate the world.… Read the rest

Lent, Day 36

A snail and a red zinnia speak the Communion Antiphon from Romans 8:32: "God did not spare his own Son, but handed him over for us all."
โ€œLent, Day 36โ€
Communion Antiphon from Romans 8:32
Tuesday of Holy Week
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The angel of the LORD said to Abraham, โ€œDo not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.โ€

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Lent, Day 28

โ€œLent, Day 28โ€
Communion Antiphon abridged from 1 Peter 1:18-19
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one’s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

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