Sunday, March 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 or John 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38.

This Sunday’s gospel (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) is about the parable of the prodigal son, his older brother, and their merciful ...

“Prodigal” means wasteful ... the father calls for a time of celebration. The older son, caring for his father’s property and unaware of his brother’s return, struggled to make sense ...

“For all we know, the prodigal son may have run away because the older ... know all the other things about the celebration, blah, blah, blah, blah. But we have this other element where they ...

Summary: This assembly, which is suitable for an act of collective worship, focuses on a parable that Jesus told which is found in the Bible and is popularly known as The Prodigal Son. Its focus ...

Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” was among the Dutch artist’s final works. (Getty Images) As we cross the ...

On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we heard the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Father Paul Sayaha commented on the lavish father of the parable. This father was loving and ...