Posts Tagged ‘Parables’

The Parables

Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
Ash Wednesday

An effective teaching tool of Jesus’ were the parables. When the people He was engaged with couldn’t figure out the meaning of what was being taught, He would use parables to bring the Gospel truth into everyday life circumstances. All 47 parables provoke us to look at our attitudes towards each other. Do we behave Read more

The Master Storyteller

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Good storytellers are people of few words. Ample space is left for the imagination of the listener or reader to make connections with the story. If the storyteller talks too much, there is no room for the listener or reader to enter into the story. They must have the space to relate to the story. Read more

The Parable of Whistleblowing

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Whistleblowing in the corporate world, or in any organization, demands courage. The personal cost can be enormous. Since loyalty is often the pre-eminent virtue in corporate and other institutions, the pressure to maintain silence is considerable.   People daring to break the code of secrecy and silence to reveal unethical behaviour are in danger of automatic Read more