…what God promised to our ancestors God has fulfilled for us… (Acts 13: 32-33) A student preparing for Confirmation asked who were the saints in the church. The reference was to the statues and tapestries that adorned the walls of the building. The expected answer was...
Whoever receives the one I send receives me… (John 13: 20) In the first reading of this day, St. Paul speaks in the synagogue in Antioch. As the good teacher he is, he tells his listeners things they already know well and regularly recount in their liturgy. His actual...
But they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them… (Mark 16: 20) As we celebrate the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist today, we hear the Gospel account of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Before he leaves, Jesus sends his apostles into...
My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. (John 10: 27) Two thousand years later, I wonder if Jesus says the same thing about us with the same confidence. He still loves us with the same deep love he had for his sheep so long ago. But do we follow so...
I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10: 10) In the Gospel, Jesus plainly says that he is the Good Shepherd and the sheep gate. There are many doors or gates available for us to enter, to touch and to communicate to the sheep. Please...
“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,...
