The Good Samaritan Isn’t About “Being Nice” | What the Church Fathers Really Taught ~ Fr. Perricone – Sensus Fidelium
^ AP, ^ Catechesis / Church History / Sermons, Fr. Perricone, Sensus Fidelium“Secularism has stolen from us the Good Samaritan.” Modern culture often reduces Christ’s parable to philanthropy, altruism, activism, and vague compassion. But how did the Fathers of the Church understand it? In this sermon, the wounded traveler represents fallen humanity, robbed of sanctifying grace and wounded by sin, sensuality, and pride. The Good Samaritan is