You may then wonder, why did Jesus curse the fig tree? The answer goes far beyond his "hangry" lashing out at a fruitless fig tree on the road and should instead be seen through the lens of his ...

At this point in the Gospel, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to complete his mission. The cross looms large. He is hungry and sees a fig tree in the distance that is “covered with foliage.” ...

One day at lunch with colleagues, we were discussing the story of the fig tree. Yes, it’s what we do — working for the Church ...

In Luke 13, Jesus tells a parable about a barren fig tree. The tree is planted in a vineyard, which sounds weird, but fig trees were often used as trellises in vineyards. The owner is unhappy because ...

From Mark 11: The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing ...

In today’ Gospel, Jesus points to the fig tree as a harbinger of the what was to come. Just as the fig tree sprouts buds as a sign of Spring, so the events surrounding Jesus’ life and ministry ...

One of the most challenging eco-memories about Jesus is when he curses an unproductive fig tree (Matthew 21:18-22). After his death and resurrection, Jesus' disciples linked his interaction with ...

Slip under the shade of a fig tree with me and listen to the unusual way Jesus told one of his future disciples that exciting days were just ahead. “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus told ...

At this point in the Gospel, Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to complete his mission. The cross looms large. He is hungry and sees a fig tree in the distance that is "covered with foliage." Though he ...