We think we know what a productive vine looks like—healthy growth, uniformly green and without blemishes, luscious fruit that is pleasing...

Today’s Gospel reading is only a piece of a bigger puzzle.  Just before the part we read today, Jesus says, “I came that they may have...

They said NOTHING to ANYONE, for they were AFRAID.  GET IT? Do you get it?  It’s a joke.  Okay, maybe it’s a joke.  These words are the...