Read Matthew 13:1-23

      Jesus was the first to call it “the parable of the sower” (13:18), but we can wonder why it isn’t called “the parable of...

Read Matthew 12:38-50

      The fact that Jesus’ brothers (with their mother) were seeking a word with him is awkward for the Catholic doctrine of Mary’s...

Read Matthew 12:22-37

      To blaspheme against God’s Spirit, Jesus says, is the unforgivable sin (12:31-32).  Does that mean that you can say certain...

Read Matthew 12:1-21

      Certainly the Pharisees would have agreed that God is good, but their applications of the Law of Moses sometimes left a different impression....

Read Matthew 11:20-30

      Jesus says it will go worse for some than for others on the Day of Judgment, and that wickedness done in ignorance will weigh lightly against...