A Shepherd like the Good Shepherd
On the Sunday that we hear the words of Jesus in the Gospel, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me,” (Jn 10:27), we have a new Pope. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th Pope of...
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The Peace of Pope Leo XIV
The first public words spoken by Pope Leo XIV struck me. “Peace be with you all!”, he proclaimed as he emerged from the loggia above St. Peter’s Basilica. Then he added, “Beloved brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting...
Led by our Shepherd
In Sunday’s second reading, St. Paul speaks of Jesus breaking down the dividing wall of enmity in order to create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace. The commentaries on this reading explain that...
The shepherd amidst his flock
A reflection on the readings for April 21, 2024 — The Fourth Sunday of Easter (also Good Shepherd Sunday and the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations) My wife and I recently traveled out of state for a visit...
Good Shepherds: Always with the people of God
Today is “Good Shepherd Sunday,” and it is also the Church’s annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations. This morning, Pope Francis ordained nine men to the priesthood for the diocese of Rome, telling them in his homily, that they...
The Good Shepherd lays down his life
A reflection on the readings for April 25, 2021 — the Fourth Sunday of Easter A few miles away from my former parish is a Catholic Worker Farm staffed by two theology professors, a former parishioner, and a Border Collie....
The judgement will be on love, not on feelings
During his homily at Mass this morning for the Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis spoke about the Gospel reading from Matthew, on God’s judgement. He reminded us that God gives us the freedom to choose what to do...
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