Luke 15:1-32, Fourth Sunday of Lent To Jews, a pig is the dirtiest, most impure animal on the face of the earth; no animal disgusts them more. Many Jews don’t even say chazir, their word for pig. They replace it with davar acher—which literally means, “the other thing.” They don’t want to defile their mouths…
Day: March 6, 2016
The Gift or Giver – Willy Samson, SJ
Luke 15:1-3; 11-32 (Fourth Sunday of Lent) Which one is more important? The gift or the giver? Imagine this: Pedro was working abroad for twenty years. In his desire to give a stable future for his family, he decided to forgo his annual vacation to save money. Finally Pedro went home after twenty years. He…
Overboard – Jett Villarin, SJ
Luke 15:1-32 (Fourth Sunday of Lent) Two planetary scientists from Caltech recently proposed the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system. They inferred its presence from the particular wobble of six other objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. Yet to be seen, Planet X with a mass of 10 earths is supposed to…
One Lost Sheep 