
Results from Tag: 'parables'


This Sunday, Jesus Tells Us We’re Unprofitable Servants
SCRIPTURES & ART: In doing what God wants of us, we’re doing God no favor — we’re simply doing what we’re supposed to do.

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time – My Bottom Line
SCRIPTURES & ART: Are you as interested in your eternal spiritual welfare as some people are on their temporal material welfare?

What St. Paul’s Momentous Trip to Athens Tells Us Today
COMMENTARY: The apostle’s sermon in the Areopagus was one of Christendom’s greatest missionary achievements.

God Gives Us Freedom to Bear Fruit — or to Leave Him Entirely
Every parent knows that the risk of freedom means the possibility of rejection.

For the Next Three Sundays, the Gospels Teach of the Kingdom
How do people receive the Kingdom of Heaven? How does it grow in this world? And what’s worth doing to reach it?


Pope: ‘The Lord Cannot Accept That Even One Person Can Be Lost’
The Parable of the Good Shepherd is a key example of God’s mercy, the Holy Father said May 4.
The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like …
Book Pick: Hints of Heaven: The Parables of Christ and What They Mean for You

Letting Christ — Not Confusion — Reign
COMMENTARY: Evaluating the Synod by Pope Francis’ Own Evangelical Principles