June 13, 2021 by frbillnicholas A Spoonful of Sugar…Makes the Seed Grow The Parables of JesusHomily – 11th Sunday of the Year – BMark 4:26-34 Jesus, like the character Mary Poppins, often spoke through metaphor and innuendo, rarely explaining their meaning, but leaving it to our thoughts and reflections, nourished by the details of the Gospel that He taught. Fr. Bill talks about the wide variety of parables Jesus told, why he told them, and why He rarely explained their meaning.
