Thus, the Prodigal Son teaches that God loves sinners, whereas the Jews thought God loved only the righteous and didn’t give a damn about sinners. Read our latest issue or browse back issues. But such ...

Reading the passage now, in its original location in ... First, the parable of the prodigal son was not a stand-alone story told by Jesus, but rather one of three parables that described his ...

This Sunday’s Gospel evokes deep human emotions, which Rembrandt famously depicted in his painting The Return of the Prodigal Son. In this piece, the artist captured the moment of reunion ...

The parable of the prodigal son came to have new meaning for me after I preached on the passage in a small Christian church in Turkey. I am an American ministering to a small Turkish congregation made ...

The Parable of the Prodigal Son has the Lord Jesus presenting God ... and has also conducted weekly Bible studies in the U.S. Congress and the White House. He was named a Monsignor in 2005.