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Catechesis on the Parables of Jesus: Parables of the Kingdom

Authored by Msgr. Paul J. Watson in Issue #28.3 of The Sower
Fr. Paul Watson discovers treasures old and new in teaching the parables. Two of the shortest parables are to be found in the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel. The parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the pearl of great price. In this chapter in Matthew there are several other parables in which Jesus says ‘the kingdom of heaven is like …’. This article will explore two of these parables.

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