He found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence. The Penny was a Roman coin, worth about fourteen cents [seven pence] …

Have patience with me — No one can fail to note the dramatic force of the utterance of the very same words that had been used before by th…

It ought to have startled the tyrant when he heard his own prayer addressed to himself. It was word for word what he had said and the suppliant’s p…

St. John Chrysostom: So that no one would think the Lord had commanded something great and burdensome in saying that we must f…

The servant’s attitude is appalling. The amount owed him is not insignificant: though worth but a few dollars in terms of metal currency, it repres…

And his fellow servant fell down at his feet In the most humble and submissive manner, just as he himself had done a litt…

Although we live entirely on mercy and forgiveness, we are reluctant to forgive the offenses of our brothers and sisters. This parable shows how mu…

Here a parable is related, and He does three things:

1. The divine mercy is suggested.
2. Ingratitude is mentioned, where it is sai…