As I’ve already written a piece about the Collect for the 25th Ordinary Sunday in the past, I’ll intrude on Bishop McGough’s turf and comment on the Gospel. In a parable, Our Lord sketches a wicked steward about to be fired by his master for squandering his property. He plots to defraud his master of even more money by reducing the amount owed by debtors, thus ingratiating himself with them so that when he is out on his ear he’ll have friends. The Lord seems to be praising this iniquitous creature for being a fraud and thief. But, no, that doesn’t seem right. Christ is up to something. Parables have twists.