I like this book because it delves into aspects of God's love that the standard Prodigal Son homily at Mass doesn't tend to investigate. This book is a story about its author, the artist of the painting, and about God's merciful love. Noeuwen invites the reader to picture himself not only as the prodigal son, but as the older son disdaining the repentant sinner, and as the merciful father in his fullness of love, which is all brilliant.
There are a couple of uncomfortable parts when it comes to theology. I must say that Noeuwen seems somewhat fuzzy on God's gender now and then, although he does rightly say that God has both maternal and paternal qualities. His section on Christ AS the prodigal son is not entirely kosher if you ask me. In keeping with his reputation, he doesn't fully delve into the fullness of the Catholic faith; I felt like I had to read certain parts through a filter. On the other hand, many Protestant readers would be fully comfortable with his book.
This book was disappointing for me because it didn't really help me to reach any conclusions in my life. It's encouraging to read of somebody else's struggles with not having an appropriate love of ourselves, but one gets the feeling that the author hasn't solved this problem either, so I'd say he's not quite able to help the reader with that.
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STAR WARS UNLIMITED - SPARK OF REBELLION 3x BOOSTER PACKS (Draft set) New Sealed
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Great pulls, thanks!
Star Wars: Yoda Stories (PC, 1997) + Making Magic + Indiana Jones Desktop Adv
Dec 15, 2020
Underappreciated classic
This game is just like I remember it, and that's fun. Would it have been better if movement was more fluid like the Legend of Zelda? Sure, but this was still fun.