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The Parables of Jesus II

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The Sower - The Growing Seeds - The Mustard Seed and Yeast - The Hidden Treasure - The Pearl - The Weeds - The Net - The Two Debtors - The Barren Fig Tree - The Unjust Judge - Friend at Midnight - The Pharisee and the Publican - The Unmerciful Servant - The Good Samaritan - The Lost Sheep - The Lost Coin - The Prodigal Son - The Last Place - The Unjust Steward - The Rich Fool - The Rich Man and Lazarus - The Wayward Children - The Workers in the Vineyard - The Builder of the Tower and the Ruler Going to Battle - The Two Sons - The Tenants - The Great Supper - The Narrow Gate - The Watchful Servants - The Thief in the Night - The Faithful and Wise Servant - The Ten Virgins - The Talents - The Lamp

Parables	NRSV	Commentaries
The Unjust Judge	Luke 18:1-8	The Upside-Down Parable - Gospel Reflections by Father Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R. Patient Waiting - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com Persistence In Prayer - Children's Sermons from Sermons4kids.com. At the botton of this page there is a link to a nice coloring page. The Parable of the Unjust Judge - In The Kingdom of God is Like . . .by by Fr. Thomas Keating
Friend at Midnight	Luke 11:1-13	Ask God! - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com "Our Father: the Prayer of Relationship," Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R. "The Prayer of Impertinence," by Kilian McDonnell, National Catholic Reporter, 2002. Collecting debts - L. Gregory Bloomquist, ThD "Persistent Jackie," children's story by Larry Broding, word-sunday.com
The Pharisee and the Publican	Luke 18:9-14	The Slippery Slope: From Trust to Presumption by Friar Jack Wintz, O.F.M. Who's in Charge of the Heart? - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com "The Pharisee and the Publican," Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R. "The Temple, a Pharisee, a Tax Collector, and the Kingdom of God: Rereading a Jesus Parable (Luke 18:1-14a)," Timothy A. Friedrichsen, Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005 How unclean were tax-collectors? - Biblical Theology Bulletin, Summer, 2001 by Hyam Maccoby "The Pharisee and the Tax Collector" - Fr. Robert Farrar Capon Respecting Others - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com "The Pharisee and the Publican," children's study, puzzles , coloring sheet
The Unmerciful Servant	Matthew 18:23-35	"Continual Forgiveness," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com "The Craft of Forgiveness," L. Gregory Jones, Loyola College. Theology Today, October, 1993 Prayer and forgiveness: Can psychology help?, Spiritual Life, Summer 2002 by Culligan, Kevin "The Way of Forgiveness," Fr. Patrick Brennan, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2002 God's forgiveness and our forgiving others - Children's Sermons from Sermons4Kids.com Forgiveness - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com
The Good Samaritan	Luke 10:25-37	New Catholic Dictionary: Parable of the Good Samaritan New Catholic Dictionary: neighbor The Parable of the Good Samaritan - In St. Thérèse of Lisieux: A Transformation in Christ by Fr. Thomas Keating “And who is my neighbor?” - The Gospel of Luke: a commentary & meditation "The Despised Ones Are the Lord," Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R "The Neighbor," online video from the American Bible Society Bible Resource Center NewMediaBible.org - Good Samaritan - Excellent Resource What Are They Saying About the Parables? - Parables and their Social Contexts, Paulist Press, 2000 - David B. Gowler, Oxford College of Emory University The Historical Jesus and the Historical Samaritans: What can be Said? - John P. Meier, Biblica 81 (2000) 202-232 Jericho - Walking in Their Sandals - location profile "Christian Joy" - Fr. John Catoir True love and its implications, L. Gregory Bloomquist "The Good Samaritan," children's study, puzzles , coloring sheet . A Neighbor's a Neighbor - Children's Sermons from Sermons4Kids. At the bottom of the page there is a link to a nice coloring page . The Good Samaritan - PowerPoint Slide Masters The Parable of the Good Samaritan - In The Kingdom of God is Like . . .by by Fr. Thomas Keating The parable of the Good Samaritan: Who is my neighbour? - The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. With a clipart on the page.
The Lost Sheep	Matthew 18:12-14 Luke 15:3-7	New Catholic Dictionary: Parable of the Good Shepherd Jesus never gives up on a lost sheep - Sermons4Kids.com - Story and activities for chidlren including a link to a coloring page . The Lost Sheep: worksheet - Saint Vincent's Elementary School "The Parable of the Lost Sheep" - children's study, puzzles , coloring sheet - Higher Praise Christian Center
The Lost Coin	Luke 15:8-10	New Catholic Dictionary: Parable of the Lost Coin The Parable of the Lost Coin - In The Kingdom of God is Like . . .by by Fr. Thomas Keating
The Prodigal Son	Luke 15:11-32	The Parable of the Prodigal Son - In St. Thérèse of Lisieux: A Transformation in Christ by Fr. Thomas Keating Henri Nouwen on Rembrandt's Prodigal Son - Excerpt from Henri Nouwen's The Return of the Prodigal Son "The Joy of Being Lost and Found," Fr. Edward Beck, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2005 The Parable of the Prodigal Son - In The Kingdom of God is Like . . .by by Fr. Thomas Keating The Lost Son: Worksheet - Saint Vincent's Elementary School "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" - children's study, puzzles , coloring sheet - Higher Praise Christian Center The Parable of the Prodigal Son, The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. With a clipart on the page.
The Last Place	Luke 14:7-11	"If you sit in the lowest place ...you will be honored in the presence of all" - The Gospel of Luke: a commentary & meditation Do Not Take the First Place as You May be Asked to Take the Last - Father Raniero Cantalamessa Comments on This Sunday's Gospel
The Unjust Steward	Luke 16:1-13	Of what charges? - Luke 16:1-2 - parable of the dishonest steward, Biblical Theology Bulletin, Spring, 2002 by John G. Lygre Honor Restored: New Light on the Parable of the Prudent Steward (Luke 16:1-8a), David Landry, University of St. Thomas People or Money? - Lectionary Resource for Catholics: word-sunday.com The parable of the unfaithful steward: Fidelity to God as the only Lord - The Carmelite Web Site - O.Carm. With a clipart on the page.

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