After Jesus had started to preach, He came to Nazareth, where He had grown up as a child. He wanted to preach His message there, too, and Mark describes what happened. (more…)

There is a story about Francis of Assisi as he was working in his garden one day. Someone asked him what he would do if he should find out that he was going to die that very day before sunset. According to the story, Francis supposedly replied: "Finish working in my garden." (more…)

The fourth commandment does not only mention God’s directive for us to keep the seventh day holy as a day of rest, but also the admonition to work on the other six days of the week. (more…)

After Jesus told the parable of the sower and the seed to a large group of people, His disciples asked Him: "Why do You speak to them in parables?" (Matthew 13:10). (more…)