The Mother's Absence (Lent 3C Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)

Sometimes what's missing is louder to us than what's present.

This Sunday, we have the parable often called The Prodigal Son. What I often remember is the insistence of the Father, the looseness of the son, and the hardness of the older brother. This time around, I noticed the absence of the mother, the father's wife. 

Lent is a time of exploration of mysteries. Today we explore the mystery of the mother's absence.

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