With the Fourth Sunday of Easter comes a shift in the kinds of Gospels we hear. From Easter until now, the Sunday Gospels have told of Jesus’ post-Resurrection appearances: the women with angels at ...

Sunday, May 8, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 13:14, 43-52; Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5; Revelation 7:9, 14b-17; John 10:27-30. The Lord says, “My sheep hear my voice.” The Lord is not ...

When I was young I knew the voice of my mom or dad, even in the midst of a crowd. I knew their voice and followed their advice because they were my guardians. They taught me, disciplined me, and loved ...

As the world becomes increasingly contentious, learning how to better recognize His voice in the words of the scriptures will be a crucial blessing. “The need for us to hear the voice of the true ...

Photo by peyman toodari, courtesy of Unsplash. In Scripture, sometimes the blame for the breakdown of a community falls upon the flock rather than the shepherd. “For you have gone astray like sheep,” ...

People have been making fun of me lately. It seems I have been mentioning our new dog, Blue, a little too often in recent sermons. Like a young pastor who mentions his newborn baby in every single ...

You can find the readings here. I know them, and they follow me. Many years ago, I spent a few days on an educational farm, where I helped to birth a sheep. The little lamb was stuck in the birth ...