A parish in southern India´s Thamarassery diocese has devised new schemes to familiarize families with the Bible. Monsignor Thomas Nagaparambil (third left) plants a fig tree on Nov. 23 at ...

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In Luke 13, Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree. The tree is planted in a vineyard, which sounds weird, but fig trees were often used as trellises in vineyards. The owner is unhappy because ...

On this day we celebrate the feast of St. Bartholomew, who many believe is the apostle called Nathanael in John 1:45-51, today's Gospel. "Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one ...