Two vineyard workers were targeted in arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs officers in Newberg on Thursday, the office of U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas confirmed to KOIN 6 News.

Reduced to its essence, today’s parable is a lesson in humility. Everything we have is God’s gift, and God is generous beyond compare. We are his servants, his “useless” servants (Luke 17:10). By ...

Sunday, Sept. 20, the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a. This is one of those parables that challenges ...

Canva image Gospel reflection for Oct. 11, 2026, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Last weekend we saw the workers in the vineyard kill the son of the landowner in their desire to seize control of the ...

Just when you thought Jesus’ parables about the kingdom of heaven could not get any more violent, we have today’s wedding ...

Father Stephen Thorne on Jesus’ parable of the vineyard, reminding us that faith calls us to live justly, serve others and bear fruit through everyday acts of integrity.

Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J., whom I had the good fortune of studying under, is fond of wryly saying, “God is in charge of ...

‘… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious ...’ ...

Most people probably picture in their minds St. Francis with birds, preaching to them. Giotto’s fresco is beautiful, rightly famous, and it captures something true about the saint’s love for God’s ...

The theme of the vineyard is also at the center of to Sunday’s Gospel reading (Mt 21:33–43), ...

If you’ve bought an airplane ticket in the last decade, you’ve noticed something that may raise an eyebrow or two. Just about every airline has instituted a tiered system or varying price levels for ...

What a story for Jesus to tell. Why? Because it probably strikes most of us in our understanding of “just.” Why does it strike us when we see someone else receive some real benefit we didn't get just ...