Category: Parables

CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “[Saint John Paul II on the Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Merciful Father -] General Audience, Sept. 8, 2019” – VaticanVa

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“… God’s Forgiveness is revealed through Jesus’ Words and Deeds. In pardoning sins, Jesus shows the Face of God the Merciful Father. … The high point of this revelation can be considered the sublime parable … usually called ‘the prodigal son’ … which should be called ‘the Merciful Father’ … God’s Attitude is presented in terms that are truly overwhelming

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “The Road to Hell Is Paved with Indifference” – Msgr. Charles Pope/ Archdiocese of Washington

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“… some people … resist, disbelieve, or even hate God … [or] engage[] in serious sins [yet] there are even more who have simply fallen into indifference and drifted away from God and the things of Heaven. … What makes this sort of rejection of God’s invitation so pernicious … Many today who live very secular lives, giving little or

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “[Parable of the Unfaithful Tenants -] Pope Benedict XVI Angelus 10.2.11” – VaticanVa

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In a 2011 Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI addressed Jesus’ Parable of the Unfaithful Tenants, including the need to Bear Fruit for the Kingdom of God.  Christ is the Stone Rejected by the Builders Who Became the Cornerstone, and Bearing Fruit means doing so being Faithful to Christ: “… a particularly severe warning from Jesus … ‘The Kingdom of God will

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Saint or Ain’t? A Homily for the 16th Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

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“We live in difficult times for the Church; from many sectors the very legitimate cry for reform goes up frequently. Beyond the sexual abuse scandal there are also deep concerns regarding the uncertain trumpet of Catholic preaching, lukewarm and nominal Catholics, an overall lack of self-discipline among Catholics, and a lack of disciplining by the bishops and clergy of those

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[‘An enemy has done this.’] Homily attributed to Saint Macarius of Egypt, Spiritual Homilies, no.51” – DailyGospel

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“I am writing to you, my brothers, so you might know that, since the day when Adam was created until the end of the world, the Evil One wages war against the saints without respite (Rev 13,7)… You should know, then, beloved brethren, that in all those who have prepared their soul to provide good soil for the heavenly sowing,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: [“Worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word”] Soliloquies no.8 – Saint Teresa of Avila/ DailyGospel

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“O Lord my God, how you possess the words of eternal life, where all mortals will find what they desire if they want to seek it! But what a strange thing, my God, that we forget your words in the madness and sickness our evil deeds cause! O my God,…, author of all creation! And what is creation if You,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[Parable of the Seed and the Sower] Benedict XVI Angelus” 7.10.11

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“… In this Sunday’s Gospel (Mt 13:1-23), Jesus recounts to the crowd the well-known Parable of the Sower. In a certain way it is an “autobiographical” passage, for it reflects the very experience of Jesus, of his preaching. He identifies himself with the sower who scatters the good seed of the Word of God and notes the different effects it

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily of John Paul II [including the Parable of the Seed and the Sower], 12th World Youth Day, Mass for the Youth Forum” 8.23.97

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“… [we] think back to the parable of the sower. We know the parable, but we can re-read the words of the Gospel over and over again and still find new light. So the sower comes out to sow. As he sows, some seeds fall on the path, some on rocky ground, some among thorns, some finally on good soil,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “My Word Shall Not Return to Me Empty – A Homily for the 15th Sunday of the Year” – Archdiocese of Washington, Msgr. Charles Pope

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Artistic Drawing of Jesus Preaching in Sermon on the Mount

“… The readings for this Sunday clearly set forth that God’s Word can transform, renew, encourage, and empower us. We ought to begin to begin to expect great things from the faithful and attentive reception of the Word of God. However, Jesus also spells out some obstacles that keep the harvest small or even nonexistent for some. …”

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