On one level, this is a story about family relationships, and not meant to be a social commentary.  The father represents the self-giving spiritual reality of God; the two sons—two predicaments in which people find themselves.  The younger son will be lost in sin; the older son is lost in self-righteousness.  Both are lost.

Father’s Homily – video

Father’s Homily – text

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