Reflection: John 10:1-10 A sheepfold in the Palestinian settings of Jesus’ times were enclosures surrounded by stone-walls on which were placed bundles of thorns. Brambles are allowed to grow on it to prevent sheep from exiting and thieves from entering. The enclosure could be in front of a house, built outdoors, or on mountain slopes. […]
Monday of 4th Week in Easter Open Church: All Are Called “I have come that they may have life – life in abundance,” says Jesus, the Good Shepherd. He is the door to all. In the first reading, Peter defends his action of baptizing the pagan Cornelius on the same grounds: also pagans […]
Monday of 4th Week in Easter Open Church: All Are Called Introduction “I have come that they may have life – life in abundance,” says Jesus, the Good Shepherd. He is the door to all. In the first […]
Reflection: John 10:27-30 The fourth Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is the “World Day of Prayer for Vocations.” Each year on this Sunday, we reflect on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd who willingly sacrifices himself for the care of his flock. A shepherd leads, feeds, nurtures, comforts, corrects, and […]
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER The Voice of the Shepherd Who are the pastors, the shepherds, whom people trust and listen to? As if instinctively they entrust themselves to priests who do not preach themselves but the Lord Jesus and his Good News. They listen to and confide in priests who know them and who […]