The man represents God and the seed is His message. Just as a planted seed starts to grow, the word of God starts to deepen and grow within a person. Some seed fell on the path and the birds ate it.

A man went out to sow grain. The man represents God and the seed is His message. Just as a planted seed starts to grow, the word of God starts to deepen and grow within a person. Some seed fell on ...

There are two ways to consider the parable in today’s Gospel reading. The first is to see the sowing of the seed, or the ...

And when he was alone, those around him with the Twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, 'To you has been ...