Jesus loves to be identified as the Good Shepherd; and in the Gospel of today, He describes Himself metaphorically as the Gate. He is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In John chapter 10, Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (vs. 11). Jesus uses ...

"Jesus said, ‘I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep'" (John 10:11). This verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel narratives in the New Testament.

The British monarch is a symbol of the UK’s commitment to the wellbeing of all people — and the most demanding aspect of being king is the willingness to set aside any purpose other than that of the ...

Sunday, July 22, is the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Mass Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 23:1-6, Ephesians 2:13-18, Mark 6:30-34. You may think that we live in a divided and dangerous time ...

Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). The word “good” in the Greek language refers “to goodness in the sense of capability.” In other ...

At 3 a.m. in the lambing shed on his farm in the Irish midlands, John Connell speaks gently to a ewe in labor. “The wave of willful force doesn’t work,” he says. “It’s about calm and serene and ...

When Thomas Aquinas summarized his theology (Summa), he placed the mystery of the Incarnation at the center as the source and destination of all his ideas about the Christian life, especially the ...

Cornelius Van Leemputten was a 19th-century Belgian painter whose specialty was sheep. He painted many scenes of sheep and barnyards. That’s why he’s featured for this week’s Gospel. I can’t identify ...

Jesus was often accused of hanging out with those who were considered sinners, and on one occasion when the religious elite were berating Jesus for welcoming and eating with undesirables, he told them ...