There’s a well-known parable in Luke 15 that records the story of a prodigal son and his prodigal brother. This portion of Scripture not only teaches us a lot from the actions of those two boys, but ...

The prodigal son kneels among pigs, surrounded by buildings in a wretched state of disrepair; their dilapidation mirrors the son's physical and spiritual destitution. The setting is the village of ...

As noted last week, priests have two choices for the readings on the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent. They can always use the “Scrutiny Readings,” i.e., the readings for preparing catechumens ...

A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.

"The Return of the Prodigal Son," (1667/1670) by the Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) is on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (OSV News photo/courtesy ...