Parable

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IS IT A SIN TO HARASS GOD?

The Parable of the Unjust Judge
Homily for the 29th Sunday of the Year
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Luke 18:1-8

Jesus tells us to be persistent in prayer, like the Widow was persistent with the Unjust Judge who refused to give her justice. Fr. Bill preaches on what it means to be persistent in our prayer to God, while, at the same time, being open to multiple possibilities of how God will (or will not) answer.

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THE PRODIGAL MOTHER

Who is the Mother in the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
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Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year – C
Luke 15:1-32

Did the Prodigal Son have a Mother? Fr. Bill explores who the Mother of the Prodigal Son may be and how she is just relevant to our role in carrying out Christ’s Command to seek out the Lost Coin and the Lost Sheep.

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WHO IS GOING TO HELL? – The Parable of the Prodigal Son

Homily
4th Sunday of Lent – C

Who is the real Prodigal Son?

Fr. Bill talks about the well-known parable, how the other Son, the one who stayed may be the Prodigal Son of the Parable, and how those to whom Jesus directed the parable are reflected in the modern attitudes of many Christians today.

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A Prodigal Family – Son, Brother, Father and . . .

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent – Year C
The Prodigal Son is a famous Parable of the New Testament that can be understood on multiple levels. There is even an unknown family member whom Jesus never mentions in the parable, but can yet be discovered by our proper response to God’s celebration when the Lost are Found.

Homily begins at 3:58

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PONDERING HOW WE PRAY – The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Reflection for Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent

In the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector Jesus presents two ways of praying, as well as two dispositions for prayer. How do we fit into both (not one or the other) of these examples and how can we grow away from the example of the Pharisee, to the humility and God-centered prayer of the Tax Collector?