The parable of the sower is a wake-up call for self-criticism and self-knowledge. People often wonder and are surprised at the apparent failure of Christianity in the world, which can be seen to a greater or lesser extent in different places. Shouldn’t we be looking at a greater impact on the part of Christianity on humankind and a more encouraging implementation of it, given the redemptive work of Christ in a hostile environment, the continuation of it by His disciples and, in particular after the efforts and labors of so many centuries? The answer to this is given in the Gospel reading for the 4th Sunday of Luke, which describes a sower whose toil didn’t bear the same fruit in every ...
