The parables of our Lord

(Don’t miss the shocking conclusion!) Online media providers know exactly what to promise the public to draw them in. “Don’t miss the shocking conclusion” is… Read More »THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING’S SON

A sense of entitlement is a corrosive cancer which blinds the soul to the goodness of our Lord and leads to a wide range of… Read More »THE WICKED VINEDRESSERS

[Jesus said,] “‘But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, “Son, go, work today in… Read More »THE TWO SONS

Before reading on, take a moment to read the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard in its entirety (Matthew 20:1-16). Having done so, can… Read More »THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD

(Please read Matthew 18:21-35) This parable concludes a chapter in Matthew in which the Lord details the extraordinary relations among members of His Church. In… Read More »THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT

Every hoarder’s worst nightmare is to find someone sorting through his belongings, and throwing into the trash items that he considers to be personal treasures.… Read More »THE DRAGNET

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold… Read More »THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and… Read More »THE HIDDEN TREASURE

(Please read Luke 14:15-23) Jesus, for whom a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years, a day, has little tolerance for smug… Read More »THE GREAT SUPPER