Tag: Parables
Msgr. Beaulieu – Grace & the Parable of the Vineyard Workers
Earlier in Saint Matthew’s Gospel, realizing that they had given up so much to follow Jesus, Peter asked the Lord, “We have given up everything and followed you. What will…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Sin and Forgiveness
Lamech and Cain The obscure figure of Lamech (whose name means “vigorous youth) was a descendant of Cain. Once, he said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;…
Msgr. Beaulieu – Parables
Performative Utterances or Language Events Provoking an Existential Response According to C. H. Dodd, in his seminal work, The Parables of the Kingdom, at its simplest, the parable is a…
Msgr. Beaulieu – My Yoke is Easy
Remember that Jesus taught in parables, which is a word derived from the Greek word parabolē (Gk. παραβολή). The word’s two parts literally mean throwing alongside and, by extension, a…
Nature and dignity 