The parable of the good Samaritan ends differently without the innkeeper. Arguably, without the innkeeper, the parable falls apart and the good deed falls short. The Samaritan, after all, is no ...

Most everyone has heard the story of the Good Samaritan during some point in their life. If asked to recount the story, nearly everyone would say something like “Someone’s hurt on the side of the road ...

This Sunday’s Gospel recounts the parable of the Good Samaritan. It also puts it in a context. The context is a test. A “scholar of the law” asked Jesus what he had to do to “inherit eternal life.” ...