In his Sunday Angelus catechesis, the Holy Father reflected on the parable of the vineyard workers, saying God’s generosity ...

For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.” In light of this, the parable reveals that God, through Jesus Christ, has ...

But the heart of the parable lies in the moment of payment, when the landowner keeps his word to the workers hired at the first hour and pays them as agreed; yet he wants them to see his goodness and, ...

As the Church celebrates the Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Marion Nguyen, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s ...

A reflection on Jesus’ vineyard workers parable explores fairness, generosity and trusting God’s freedom to give as He chooses.

Jesus’s parable of the workers in the vineyard mirrors the harsh realities of exploitative economic and agricultural systems, urging us to imagine a world that nurtures both land and people. Workers ...

The lectionary reading for Trinity 16 in Year A is the parable of the workers in the vineyard in Matt 20.1–16. The epistle is ...

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 ...

The parable of the workers in the vineyard is intentionally provocative. It triggers an immediate, uncomfortable reaction in our gut.

As we find ourselves in another election season, heading to the polls with decisions to make, I find myself returning again and again to one of Jesus’ parables: the workers in the vineyard (Matt. 20:1 ...

Photo at top is from unsplash.com By Father Garry Koch Gospel reflection for Sept. 20, 2026, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time We ...

First—and this is very important—this parable is not about the Kingdom being taken away from the Jewish people and given to Christians. The last two sentences state: “When the chief priests and the ...