Bishop Tyson, reflecting on the message of the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree in the Gospel for the Third Sunday of Lent, draws a parallel between the seminarians’ labor and the fruitfulness of ...

In today's Gospel, Jesus warns of the consequences of not changing our ways, using the examples of the temple massacre and a building collapse in Jerusalem.

Their end results in a negative outcome. Luke takes a different approach, and emphasizes the value of cultivating the ground around a barren fig tree: “I shall cultivate the ground around it and ...

Moth Lady’ V Shubhalaxmi and her team took just 3 years to reforest five hectares of barren land in nat’l park ...

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Our Lord uses the parable of the barren fig tree to shock us into reflection, much like Flannery O’Connor’s “large and startling figures” sought to awaken her readers to divine truths. The fig tree ...

Spring is officially here, but Levon Kendall’s fruit trees still look as barren as if it was January ... apple, pear and fig trees, rows of asparagus, broccoli, lettuce, kale and collar ...

The Gospel presents us with the parable of the barren fig tree, an image of hope and patience, but also of responsibility. Let us use this Lenten season to examine our hearts and bear the fruits that ...

The fig tree is not only useful for its fruits. The fruit, leaves, and roots can also be used as medicine. No wonder, people eagerly await for the harvest. But if there are fruitful fig trees, there ...