Jesus then tells a parable of two indebted servants. The king’s direct servant “owed him a huge amount.” His credit line was maxed out and “he had no way of paying it back.” ...

See, I have made two more.' 23 His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.

It’s the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel is about the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant that we have already read so many times before. It is in Matt.18: 21-35.

The parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:21-35) Peter had a question for Jesus about forgiveness, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me?

This is Dutch artist Willem de Poorter’s depiction of the rich man in the Parable of the Talents evincing his displeasure toward the servant who had failed to put his money to the proper use. De ...

So even the third servant, who got “only” one talent, received a considerable asset. But three servants receive talents: five, two and one, respectively.

In that parable, the “wicked servant” was someone who lacked compassion for the fellow servant who owed him a small amount of money.

The kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a jar country, "who called his own servants. . . . And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one. . . . After a long time ...

The servant who buried his one talent deprived himself of his master’s joy, but also the community of its potential benefit. The parable affirms that every gift needed was already present in the ...

The parable also encourages disciples to find ways to stand together as they confront unjust systems and not to be found in a vulnerable solitary position, as was the third servant.