The parable of the Good Samaritan is well known to many of us from childhood. It is customary to think that we know it well. But do we? On the face of it, we sort of know it. But really, it is only possible to spiritually know some parable, some teaching of Christ when His words become a rule of...

In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Spirit, amen. Today is the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost and on this day we read about the Gadarene demoniac. [1] Why...

The parable of the Sower and the other parables, set forth in the 13th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew and in the parallel places in the Gospels according to Mark and Luke, were spoken by Christ during such a large concourse of people...

When we read today’s Gospel, we often focus on the fact that the young man did not give up all of his riches and follow Christ. In particular, we tend to focus on our Savior’s words that “it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than...