3/31/19: 4th Sunday of Lent: Radical Mercy (a.k.a. When God Forgives He Forgets)

Today we hear the beautiful story of the prodigal son, but in order to appreciate the significance of the mercy shown by the father to his son, we must appreciate the offense done to the father by the son. And yet despite the severity of the sin committed, the father seems to forget the offense immediately upon the son's repentance. Such is the forgetfulness of God when we go to confession.