Narrative – Parables
Day 1 – The Lake Parables of Jesus
Read Matthew 13.1-13. Make a list of all the parables that Jesus tells in this chapter, giving to each a title. Summarize each parable, and compose one sentence to express the lesson of each parable.
Day 2 – Parables of Divine Mercy
Read Luke 15. Again, make a list of the parables that Jesus tells in this chapter of Luke, giving to each a title. Summarize each parable, and compose one sentence to express the lesson of each parable.
Day 3 – Fables and Parables
What do fables and parables have in common? How do parables differ from fables? Answer these two questions in a paragraph of three to five sentences.
Day 4 – Parable of the Broken Window
Frédéric Bastiat was a French Catholic economist of the 19th century, who is buried in the church of San Luigi dei francesi in Rome. His essay “That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen” introduces the idea of opportunity cost through the Parable of the Broken Window. Read this essay, in French, if you know French. Summarize the parable, and explain its lesson (and thereby explain what is meant by “opportunity cost”).
Nihil sub sole novum 