He went as far away as he could — and “squandered his estate with loose living.” Loose living was no different than as it is now. In the story this young man “devoured his wealth with prostitutes.” ...

Sonya Walger’s debut novel is, in the words of the anonymous narrator, “a book about love.” Not the romantic ... largely absent father. Forming the emotional core of the novel is the ...

While some of the Endless love each other ... In the Bible, the Parable of the Prodigal Son centers on a father and his two sons. The younger child asks for a portion of his inheritance, and ...

we need the Father's radical love equally—the elder son no less than the prodigal. Helmut Thielicke noted that we easily dismiss the attitude of the elder son as "nothing more than dull ...

It wasn't until I was much older that I realized the story was infinitely more about the father's love than the prodigal's misconduct. Only recently, however, have I begun to discover that the ...

Using Rembrandt’s oil painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as a source of inspiration for his April 16 catechesis, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of a father who goes out in ...

The father, however, grew rich, and accumulated much gold and treasure, and many storehouses and elephants. But he tenderly loved his lost ... View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...