Tagged: Good Shepherd
Friars Corner: The Good Shepherd intimately cares for us
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalms 23:1-6; Ephesians 2:13-18; Mark 6:3-34 As we grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus, we may find this Good Shepherd image helpful and comforting. Doubleday’s Catholic Bible Dictionary, general editor, Scott Hahn, speaks about sheep herding. It was the most common profession in the ancient world. In the first book of the...
Friars Corner: Jesus leads us to abundant life now and forever
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 1 Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 One of the easiest ways to understand our Scriptures is to pray to the Holy Spirit asking him to activate the gift of understanding that we were all given at our baptism and the added gift of understanding from our Confirmation. As we read...
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Serious about publishing your manuscript? – The writing, publishing and networking action for Catholic writers happens at Catholic Writers Conference LIVE 2017, writes Nancy Ward, Me? An Evangelist? – Featured on CatholicWritersGuild.com – When you were baptized you were anointed to be an evangelist. How do you fulfill that commission? Sharing Your Faith Story workshops...
Friar’s Corner: Jesus rejoices in finding the lost sheep
Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-10 Please don’t stop praying daily a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for the conversion of all terrorists. We can also pray another chaplet for our country. We certainly need God’s help. Thank you in the holy Name of Jesus. Thank you for your...
Friar’s Corner: Jesus is our shepherd; we his sheep
Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-3, 5; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30 Now we have finished our meditations about the resurrection gospel stories. This Sunday for all three of the Sunday cycle of readings is Good Shepherd Sunday. For a few weeks the Liturgy will turn to some of the famous “I am” statements in St....