It's the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time and our Sunday gospel today talks about the Parable of the Growing Seed found in Mark 4:26-34. Our Lord Jesus speaks to his disciples in parables so they ...

TODAY'S gospel gives us an insight on the Kingdom of God likened to how when a seed is planted, a host of factors contribute to its growth. The growth of the Kingdom is mysterious because even the ...

The parable of the growing seed (Mark 4: 26–29) This is a parable close parable A story told by Jesus through which he teaches and illustrates moral lessons and principles. unique to Mark’s ...

For example, the Growing Seed (Mk 4:26-29) is quite abstruse. The Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-32) is considerably more lucid. Most parables fall somewhere between these two.

Starting today and the following two Sundays, the Gospel will focus on Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom of Heaven, found in Matthew 13. This week, we’ll hear the Parable of the Sower and Seeds.

That’s the heart of the parable in today’s Gospel reading from Mark, comparing the kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed. It’s a testament to small beginnings.

A brilliant setting sun illuminates a field as a farmer walks toward the right, sowing seeds. Leo referred to Christ’s Parable of the Sower, a story in the Gospel that speaks to the need to do good ...