The Prodigal Son Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission Monday, September 12, 2022 The father in the Prodigal Son parable breaks all the rules of “tough love.” His forgiveness has an almost reckless quality to it. No father in Jesus’ time would ever have tolerated such insolence from his sons. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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The Prodigal Son
Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Monday, September 12, 2022