Wealth is versatile. Jesus told two parables to demonstrate varying approaches toward wealth. In Luke 12:13-21, he tells of a rich man whose annual crops were abundant. This man judged that he ...

"And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold. As he said this, he called out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear’" (Luke 8:8). This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke, one ...

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We’re in Year C of the liturgical cycle, and that means the Gospel of Luke is the one we’ll hear most often at Sunday Masses this year. Luke’s vision of Jesus is deeply attuned to God’s compassion, ...

Tickets: Wheeler Opera House and Harris Concert Hall box offices; http://www.aspenmusicfestival.com Composer Luke Bedford believes that opera can and should respond ...

In Luke 13, Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree. The tree is planted in a vineyard, which sounds weird, but fig trees were often used as trellises in vineyards. The owner is unhappy because ...

Tax collectors were hated in biblical times and were regarded as sinners. They were Jews who worked for the Romans, so this made them traitors. People resented paying taxes to the foreigners who ruled ...