First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a ...

One of the most awesome aspects of Jesus’ preaching is His common use of parables — simple, everyday stories that carried ...

The Gospel parable of the "wasteful sower" who casts seeds on fertile soil as well as on a rocky path “is an image of the way ...

When people see how God loves and trusts them, the pope said, it should encourage them to be “better soil.” Pope Leo urged ...

At his first general audience, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the war in Gaza and reflected on hope, drawing inspiration ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first General Audience on Wednesday was a meditation on Matthew’s Parable of the Sower (13:1-23). It’s the first of five parables or analogies that Jesus makes about the ...

Focusing specifically on the parable of the sower from the Gospel of Matthew 13:1-17, Leo said Jesus' parables were stories "taken from everyday life" but meant to lead listeners "to a deeper ...

When we plant good seeds in our life, our heart hears, understands, and believes the Word of God and acts accordingly, The parable of the ... let them hear.” (Matthew 13:1-9).

A reader shared the following Facebook post (archived) with the question: "Is this meme accurate about Octavia Butler's book 'Parable of the Sower' and ... Democracy Now!, 13 Jan. 2025, https ...