The pastoral imagery of a shepherd guiding his sheep is commonly found throughout the Bible. In Old Testament times, the occupation of a shepherd was held by the Patriarchs, such as Abraham and Jacob.

In my recent blogs, I’ve argued that our relationship with Jesus is defined by his kingship. Today, I’d like to examine a reoccurring motif that the Bible uses to illustrate the role of the king. In ...

In John's passage about the Good Shepherd, Jesus describes disciples who know the Shepherd's voice, distinguish it from ...

IZNIK, Turkey (AP) — Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia's early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the "Good Shepherd." At the time, ...

The Holy Father told the faithful: ‘On this first Sunday of the year, I renew to you all the Lord’s blessings of peace and good. In joyful moments and in sad ones, let us entrust ourselves to him, he ...

“Landschap met de vlucht naar Egypte” (Landscape with the Flight into Egypt), by Paul Brill (ca. 1553-1626); Wikimedia Commons public domain image Joseph and Mary, shown in the lower right of the ...

THE members of the Lord’s flock experience the loving care of the Shepherd who looks after each one, as he guides them to pasture and protects them from harm (Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6). Jesus’ apostles ...

The fact that this chapter of John’s gospel has been read at Mass on this Sunday for the last 1,500 years, certainly since the time of Pope St Gregory the Great in the sixth century and possibly even ...

The Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, recalls that Jesus is the "king of kings." However, he is not a king in the oppressive sense, but in the biblical sense, a shepherd who guards his ...

A fresco depicting Jesus as the “Good Shepherd” adorns the wall of a 3rd-century tomb in Hisardere, where archaeologists uncovered one of Anatolia’s best-preserved early Christian artworks, in Iznik, ...