In John’s Gospel, Jesus talks in Chapter 10 a great deal about sheep and shepherds. A good shepherd knows the sheep and the sheep know their shepherd. In fact, there are four variations in this short ...

In calling himself “the Good Shepherd,” Christ likened us to his sheep, but every simile has a limit. Our Lord did not herd livestock, and we are not animals. Indeed, the challenge in Christ’s analogy ...

“I think there’s a major concern for living more in harmony with creation, which is a result of conversion,” says Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., “But I think Pope Francis is also, as our good ...

Fitchburg, MA - June 5: More than 200 sheep graze amidst 15,000 solar panels at the Fitchburg Renewables solar farm. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) When you think of ...