Sunday, Sept. 11, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32 or Luke 15:1-10. The Parable of the Prodigal ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Eight Topeka churches have joined together to have one voice in sharing the hope of Jesus. “We just wanted to have unified voice over the next few weeks of why we believe that ...

It was in January 1997 that I lobbied on this page for what I still think is an awesome name for a church, any church: Church of the Prodigal. I still believe that Jesus’ parable of the prodigal (Luke ...

Tim Keller concludes his message with 5 things church leaders can do to help lead their people to the prodigal God: Spiritual renewal has to happen in the heart by the Holy Spirit; it has to be ...

In today's catechesis, released in written form, Francis began a new series of reflections on parables: "They provoke us." Speaking about the story of the father and his two sons, the pope notes that ...

Have you ever felt like the older brother in Jesus' parable of the prodigal son? I know there have been times in my life where I have looked exactly like the older brother. But the connection really ...

Sunday, March 31, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year C). Mass readings: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; Psalm 34:2-7; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. As I was growing up in North Dakota, I never ...

What’s the message of the story of the prodigal son? Is it repentance? If so, we would have to admit that the young man’s repentance was motivated almost entirely by his own self-interest. He was ...

The past two months we studied the story of the prodigal son. In January we focused on the rebellious younger son who eventually returns to his father and receives grace and forgiveness. In February ...

What if neither son in the famous parable had it right all along? What if it was the father who was the wasteful one, squandering his extravagant love on his two lost and unseeing sons? That’s the ...