In these troubled times, the timeless parable of “The Rich Man and Lazarus” from Luke 16:19-31 offers a stark and sobering lens through which to view the current revelations. Jesus’ narrative, ...
Thank you for joining our study about The Rich Man and Lazarus. There is much to learn from this short parable that Jesus told His disciples, found only in Luke’s gospel. Before we review the passage, ...
This parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (or in older versions, Dives and Lazarus, ‘Dives’ being not a name but the Latin for a rich man) is another of Luke’s ...
COMMENTARY: Season 5 of ‘The Chosen’ echoes Ezekiel and St. Augustine in delivering a stark reminder that even ‘faithful’ ...
Today's readings are meant to provoke us to sharpen our senses and sensitivity. Jesus' parable asks us to judge where we ...
This Sunday's readings call out rich people living well while ignoring the suffering of poor people around them. Jesus, who became the poorest of the poor in his passion, calls us to see himself in ...
When catechists teach, their aim is not simply to pass on information about the faith but to "place the word of life in ...
Jesus does not waste a word in contrasting the lives of these two men, a rich banquetter and a poor beggar — they were Neighbors Who Never Met. Socially they were poles apart; eternally a significant ...
Once, Jesus told a parable about a rich man and Lazarus, the only person ever named in Jesus' parables. He told it to shake up his audience. Today, we're his audience. Luke recounts this parable with ...