Reduced to its essence, today’s parable is a lesson in humility. Everything we have is God’s gift, and God is generous beyond compare. We are his servants, his “useless” servants (Luke 17:10). By ...

Sunday, Sept. 20, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a. This is one of those parables that challenges ...

Canva image Gospel reflection for Oct. 11, 2026, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Last weekend we saw the workers in the vineyard kill the son of the landowner in their desire to seize control of the ...

Just when you thought Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven could not get any more violent, we have today’s wedding ...

Most of the apple trees are predictable. Unless there was a late spring frost, they produce the same apples in similar ...

Father Stephen Thorne on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard, reminding us that faith calls us to live justly, serve others and bear fruit through everyday acts of integrity.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., whom I had the good fortune of studying under, is fond of wryly saying, “God is in charge of ...

We are all builders. We build careers, families, institutions, etc. But the important question is: Why do we build?

The theme of the vineyard is also at the center of to Sunday’s Gospel reading (Mt 21:33–43), ...

Most people probably picture in their minds St. Francis with birds, preaching to them. Giotto's fresco is beautiful, rightly famo ...

Years ago, Anayeli Rodríguez left the hills around Oaxaca, Mexico for the vineyards of Sonoma County. But however far she has traveled, the memory of her grandfather’s ritual before the sowing on his ...

If you’ve bought an airplane ticket in the last decade, you’ve noticed something that may raise an eyebrow or two. Just about every airline has instituted a tiered system or varying price levels for ...