And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was...
On the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we find out from Jesus that, as Sower, the Father is one of the worst farmers around. His wasteful clumsiness is due to his infinite love for all his children; he scatters his seed even in the most improbable...
Someone was once asked about the difference between heaven and hell, and—tongue in cheek—he replied, “Heaven is where the cooks are French, the police are English, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian, and everything is organized and run...
