That had received the one talent (ο το ταλεντον ειληφως). Note the perfect active participle to emphasize the fact that he still h…

The one talent. The design of this part of the parable is to show that no one is excused for indolence because he has few talents. God wil…

I knew thee that thou art an hard man — The word “hard” points to a rigid character, while Luke’s term “austere” suggests…

At the day of reckoning, the unfaithful as well as the faithful have to give account of their stewardship. This man’s words were self-contradictory…

Glossa Ordinaria: In the preceding parable is set forth the condemnation of those who have not prepared sufficient oil for the…

The third servant accuses his master of grasping, exploiting the labor of others, and putting the servant in an invidious position. Should he take …

I knew you, that you are a harsh man. This harshness has nothing to do with the substance of the parable; and it is an idle specu…

Then he which had received the one talent came
For he that has the least gifts, is accountable for them; and therefo…

Christ keeps no servants to be idle: they have received their all from Him, and have nothing they can call their own but sin. Our receiving from Ch…

Previously, the Lord tells a parable about the Judgment, in which some are condemned for not keeping the interior spiritual good they had received,…