Troublefreed AS WE GATHER The troubles of the world confront us every day — troubles in the news, troubles in our families, troubles within ourselves, troubles at work or at school. Jesus knows the world. So He said to His disciples, “In the world you will have tribulation” (John 16:33). Yet the final word of […]

In God’s Way AS WE GATHER The season of Easter is the time of great surprises in the Church. God’s people discover that He has a new way of relating to everyone that spills over into the very way we relate to one another. In the First Reading for this day we share in Peter’s […]

Good Shepherd Sunday AS WE GATHER Jesus the Good Shepherd is the familiar theme of the Fourth Sunday of Easter. He is our Good Shepherd because He lays down His life for us. We are His sheep because we hear His voice, and by the power of the Spirit, we recognize His voice and rejoice […]

Teaching How to Fish and How to Shepherd AS WE GATHER God’s Word is always effective; we cannot truly hear it and remain as we were. What a revelation! Today’s Scripture Readings all reflect this truth. In Acts, Saul, once responsible for the stoning of Stephen, is changed into the apostle Paul, the human author […]