Inspired by Scholastica

  Inspired by Scholastica   The Prodigal Son   One of my favorite stories in the Gospel is th e one about the Prodi gal Son. We know it so well : the younger son takes his inheritance and goes off and wastes it . Then he decides to come back and ask his father to forgive him. Even when the son was a long way off , the father sees him and comes to meet him. The son tries to apol o giz e , but the father is so happy to have him back, he does not listen.   It is hard to comprehend the mercy of the father. His heart must have ached for several years as he watched and waited for his wayward son to return. The father was sure he would return one day; he never gave up hope.    When the father saw his son a long way off, he ran to meet him a nd embraced him warmly. The father told the servants to kill a fatted calf and prepare a special dinner with music and dancing.     Unfortunately, the older brother stayed outside moping. When the father came t...