In our Gospel today (Matthew 22:1-14), Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a royal wedding feast. The king has prepared everything, but those honored with an invitation refuse to come. Why? Some ...

"But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. The king said to him, 'My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?' But he ...

Matthew 22:1-14 for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The King’s invitation to his son’s wedding feast is all grace, graciousness and gratis. The invitation is to all, bad or good, but all ...

The parable of the Feast is found in the Gospel of Thomas in a simpler form than it appears in either Matthew or Luke. In the Gospel of Thomas version a man prepared a dinner and sent his servant to ...

It's true that everyone is welcome in Jesus' house. But just showing up won't cut it. This is a season of invitations. As the end of October approaches, many of us will be invited to Halloween parties ...