tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post7963093675723470497..comments2024-02-09T02:48:13.776-06:00Comments on Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 The Sound Of MusicFr. Alfonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-29984856654398179922014-03-24T09:43:25.970-05:002014-03-24T09:43:25.970-05:00Could you please call the secretary at All Saints ...Could you please call the secretary at All Saints and leave either your e-mail or your number? Thank you so much!Fr. Alfonsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-66203619191779091622014-03-24T06:57:44.063-05:002014-03-24T06:57:44.063-05:00Father, that sounds wonderful. Is there a way I ca...Father, that sounds wonderful. Is there a way I can contact you though? I'm having a hard time finding your e-mail. How can I reach you? Is it listed somewhere? <br /><br />Thanks.Benedict Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274188116075677081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-48248550184150733962014-03-23T12:51:43.315-05:002014-03-23T12:51:43.315-05:00Dear Scott. Great to hear from you! I was hoping...Dear Scott. Great to hear from you! I was hoping we could get together. Could you please e-mail when you have a chance?<br /><br />As per your comment: At what point does a person like that become enabling? Great question. Prayer is essential. The Father may have enabled his son when he gave him what he wanted. But that would be reading this passage incorrectly. And I think the same holds true of this meditation.Fr. Alfonsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-2709221238321201652014-03-23T10:14:03.583-05:002014-03-23T10:14:03.583-05:00But at what point does loving a person like that b...But at what point does loving a person like that become enabling? Did not Christ begin his ministry with the word, "Repent!" I think many people miss a key detail of the prodigal son, who returns saying to himself, "Father, I sinned against God and against you, I am not worthy to be called your son!" In his heart, for no one else could hear him as he said this during his journey, he had repented of his sin and humbled himself. I sometimes imagine what if he, like many spoiled children, came home with an entitled attitude that demanded, "Father, give me more money! I'm your son, so you have to!" Could we say that the father's acquiescence to such a demand warrants the title of "Love"? <br /><br />I think this parable shows that Love has multiple levels of meaning and requires an appropriate way of thinking on both sides, the forgiver and the forgiven. The older brother's unforgiving attitude would only discourage such repentance; hence, the father must explain his brother return in terms of life and death, emphasizing the spiritual change experienced by his younger brother. Benedict Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274188116075677081noreply@blogger.com