Lifeissues is mainly concerned with publishing thoughtful articles directly related to issues raised in Evangelium Vitae. However, from the very beginning, we have also published a few related homilies, notably by Fr. Al Cariño, O.M.I., Fr. Tony Pueyo, and others.
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How the parable ends for the older son we do not know. We have good reason to believe that the repentant younger son did return to work on his father's estate alongside his older brother and confess his sinfulness to his older brother as well. I think the father is counting on that outcome and the conversion of his older son besides. The father waits.
The disgrace of Egypt lasted for decades among the people of Israel. After they crossed the Jordan, God directed Joshua to roll away the disgrace. God heals us of such things as addiction, unhealthy religion and damage from racism, even though the effects can be long-term.
As Jesus tells the third of three parables in Luke 15 about "lostness" he sets the story in a family with many things working against it - in other words, a family like many others. In this imaginary family there is a clash of what's right and wrong, of what's good, or bad, enough. And we are brought once again into the beautiful love that is God. And we are reminded that God's love is directed to us, not because we are good, or bad, but because of God's incredible grace.