“I am the Good Shepherd.” (John 10: 11) The fourth Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. The Gospel reveals the love Jesus has for each of us as the Good Shepherd. On this day, we also observe the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In biblical times,...
Many of the disciples who were listening said, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” As a result, many disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. (John 6: 60-66) What were the words Jesus spoke that turned away these disciples?...
Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel, and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name. (Acts 9: 15-16) St. Paul was the most unlikely convert to the Church. We can also say he...
Now there was an Ethiopian … Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” He replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him. (Acts 8: 27-31) Life flows...
I am the Bread of Life, he who comes to me will never be hungry, and he who believes in me will never thirst. (John 6: 35) These simple yet profound words of Jesus are echoed over and over in the Gospel of John, as he continually wants to draw us daily into a closer...
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6: 35) The bread given by Moses to the people, in reality, was never given by Moses. It is a gift desired and decided by God because of a persistent murmuring against...
