Domenico Fetti, “The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant,” ca. 1619-1621 (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski Blogs September 16, 2023. ... Jesus then tells a parable of two indebted servants.

It is called the Parable of the Talents, which you'll find in your bible on Matt. 25: 14-30. When God created all of us, he gave each one a gift for us to use later in our lives.

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.

Jesus told the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 to show that people should take the abilities that God bestows and make the most of them. ... The first two servants were rewarded, ...

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?

The first two servants took what their Master entrusted them with and built on it, multiplied it. We, God’s servants, take what he entrusts us with and are called, by our free action, to build ...

In the parable the master “entrusted his possessions” to all three of his servants. In the context of our Gospels, it seems that mercy is God’s prized possession.

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 ...

Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128; 1 Thess 5:1-6; Matt 25: 14-30 Like the popular TV show “Who wants to be a millionaire?”, the Parable of the Talents gets our attention because of its vivid ...