Parable of the Leaven the entire quantity of dough has been affected. In the Gospel of Luke, the parable is as follows: This parable is part of a pair, and shares the meaning of the preceding Parable of the Mustard Seed, namely the powerful growth of the Kingdom of God from small beginnings. The final outcome is inevitable once the natural process of growth has begun. Although leaven symbolises evil influences elsewhere in the New Testament (as in Luke ), it is not generally interpreted that way in this parable. However, a few commentators do see the leaven as reflecting future corrupting influences in
Sisters of the Good Samaritan retreats and spiritual direction. During this era, the education of students in the Good Samaritan schools and colleges became a shared ministry with lay people. Increasingly, the congregation was called to listen to the needs of the wider Asia-Pacific region. Sisters went to Japan in 1948, in response to an appeal for help from the Bishop of Nagasaki. Initially, they established a dispensary to care for victims of the 1945 atomic bomb, but later went on to open a secondary school and kindergarten. In a spirit of reconciliation with their Asian neighbours, the Good Samaritan Japanese sisters desired to begin