The chances are quite slim that any of you reading these words has never heard of the prodigal son. Some of you could locate ...

The Parable of the Sower from the Gospel of Luke in the Bible shows that while not everyone may accept faith messages, sometimes the "seed" will land on good soil and produce fruit.

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 4 in Year C is Luke 10.25-37, most commonly known as the Parable of the Good ...

The sower originally was Jesus, who came teaching the word of God (the seed) and seeking a harvest. Today, anyone who shares ...

The most famous of Jesus' parables, the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), has the same underlying subversion of expectations, where a half-dead man in the road is not rescued by the priest and the ...

Some of the most impactful short stories come to us in the form of parables. Pithy, challenging, durable, and relentless, they encourage us to consider different ways of living and loving and being… ...

The Parables Madeleine Boucher discusses the different types of parables used by Jesus and their role in his teaching. From The Parables By Madeleine I. Boucher Michael Glazier, Inc. Wilmington, DE ...

As the second of three parables in a row that deal with money and the importance of how it is handled, Jesus told the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16 to illustrate mankind’s duty to be ...

Luke places his parable of the good Samaritan, which is unique to him, in the context of Jesus’ travel from Galilee to Jerusalem to fulfill the mission that God has entrusted to him.

Such teachings are especially found in his collection of parables. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us: “Three principal parables on prayer are transmitted to us by St. Luke.” ...