As the Gospel opens, we see the rich man (some call him Dives, which simply means “rich”): “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.” It is ...

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 Sunday’s Gospel compares the heavy load that Lazarus lived because of his poverty with the supposed lightness of a rich ...

“There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus covered in sores, who would gladly have eaten his ...