Opening the Word: The common sheepfold

In the Opening the Word for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Timothy P. O’Malley writes that the Good Shepherd likely resonates with us as much as it did with early Christians. Jesus Christ is the Incarnate Word of God who cares so

The martyr shepherd

Good Shepherd Sunday is not for the faint of heart. Sure, it’s consoling to contemplate Jesus as the shepherd who seeks out the lost sheep. He finds us caught in the thistles of our wayward hearts, lifting us up and taking us