Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
Men and women were gifted not just with life, but with life aware of itself, endowed with the freedom to affirm or reject the limited good that they were.
John J. Pilch
In today’s parable, the first question is, who is the sower? As described in this parable, the manner of sowing is sloppy and wasteful.
Would anyone have believed me if I had said that thorns stood for riches? After all, thorns are piercing and riches pleasurable.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
As an experienced farmer, you would notice this amazing contrast between the unpromising beginnings and the fantastic harvest that eventually emerges.
Reginald H. Fuller
Paul is not a romantic nature worshiper but a realist who recognizes “nature red in tooth and claw.”