I was afraid. I feared that by some accident your talent would be lost if I put it out to trade, and that I would be severely punished by …

And I was afraid—These words express a feigned, rather than a real, fear. Genuine fear would have caused him to shrink from the un…

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 …

And I was afraid
The Persic version adds, "to negotiate with your money": he was afraid, lest by trading he should n…

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,…