On this 4th Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, Jesus tells us the wonderful parable of the Prodigal Son. In this reflection, Tony discusses how this beautiful parable speaks directly to what the Season of Lent is all about, as well as how we are to navigate it.
Mass Readings:
1st Reading: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
2nd Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:7-21
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Endnotes:
Isaiah 66:10-11
St. Gregory of Nyssa, The Life of Moses, 2.20-21 & 2.25.
Luke 15:4-7; Parable of the Lost Sheep
Luke 15:8-10; Parable of the Lost Coin
Matthew 15:1-2
Luke 2:8-15
John 10:11-18
Luke 15:7
Luke 15:10
Luke 15:28-32
Genesis 3:23-24
John 13:1
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.