The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Lent 4 in Year C is the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15.1–3 and 11b–32, though it is perhaps as well called the parable of the loving father, or the ...

It is easy to see why the lectionary pairs a text which begins “Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven” with Luke’s parable of the son who once was lost but ... joyful noise of music and ...

This Sunday’s gospel (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) is about the parable of the prodigal son, his older brother, and their merciful father. In the story, the younger son asked his father, “Give me my share of ...

Have you ever been in a situation that seemed to be hopeless? In the parable of the Prodigal Son from Luke 15:11-32, we encounter a young man who lifestyle lands him ...

The older brother in the parable of the prodigal son voices a common ... and kissed him tenderly. (Luke 15:20.) We could be this son or daughter where we have taken something and misused it ...

This Sunday in our Lectionary of readings, we proclaim the parable of the Prodigal Son. When I taught World Religions at Carroll College years ago, I remember our text used Luke 15/11-32 (the ...

The scripture from the lectionary will be II Corinthians 5:16-21, about reconciliation with God and one another, and Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, about and the Prodigal Son and the degree to which we often ...

Today's Gospel reading (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32), often titled “The Parable of the Prodigal Son.” can also be called “A Father Abandoned by His Two Migrant Sons.” One son physically relocates to a distant ...

It is always astonishing me how prodigal God’s creation is ... together with The Parable of the Lost Son in Luke 15. New beginnings often mean change, and most of us are at least a little ...

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