The seed is good, the question is the soil

The Seed Is Good. The Question Is the Soil. | 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A What if the reason God's word is not changing your life has nothing to do with God? In today's Gospel, Jesus tells the Parable of the Sower — and his explanation is both liberating and deeply challenging. The Sower is generous. The seed is good. The word of God never fails. But the harvest depends entirely on the condition of the ground that receives it. In this homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A, Fr. Tochukwu Onyeagolu explores what it truly means to receive the word of God — drawing on a remarkable moment in Nigerian history, a powerful principle from Thomas Aquinas, the testimony of Scripture from Nazareth to Pharaoh's palace, and a story of two lawyers whose lives were quietly transformed by one Sunday homily. The question this homily asks — and does not let go of — is personal, urgent, and inescapable: What kind of ground are you? 📖 Readings: Isaiah 55:10–11 | Romans 8:18–23 | Matthew 13:1–23 In this homily: Why Pope John Paul II's 1998 visit to Nigeria opens a window into the human heart Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy of reception What happened when Jesus preached in his own hometown The four soils — and which one is most dangerous Why Saint Paul says all of creation is waiting for you A story of two lawyers and the fruit of good ground Fr. Tochukwu Onyeagolu is a Catholic priest, preacher, and digital minister. New homilies are uploaded every Sunday. Contact Fada Tochukwu: [email protected] 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a homily. 👍 If this message blessed you, like, share, and leave a comment below. 🙏 Share with someone who needs to hear this today. #CatholicHomily #SundayHomily #ParableOfTheSower #15thSundayOrdinaryTime #YearA #CatholicPreaching #WordOfGod #FrTochukwuOnyeagolu #NigerianCatholic #GospelReflection