"Your Word, Lord, is truth." † John 17:17
There’s something simple about this Gospel on John 10:1 – 10, the more you sit with it, the deeper it becomes. “I am the door of the sheep.” Not the guide. Not just the teacher. The door. At first, it almost sounds like a strange image. Why would Jesus describe Himself that way? But if … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Sunday, April 26th 2026 GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY AND FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER FIRST READING “God has made him both Lord and Christ.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2.14a.36-41) [On the day of Pentecost,] Peter, standing with the Eleven, lifted up his voice and said to the multitude, “Let … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Saturday, April 25th 2026 SATURDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FEAST OF SAINT MARK, EVANGELIST FIRST READING My son, Mark, sends you greetings. A reading from the first Letter of Saint Peter (1 PETER 5: 5b – 14) Beloved: Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility towards one another, for “God … Read more
Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, April 24th 2026 FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF EASTER FIRST READING “He is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles.” A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (ACTS 9: 1 – 20) In those days: Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the … Read more
There is a quiet mystery at the heart of this Gospel, one that we don’t grasp all at once, but are slowly drawn into. Jesus begins by saying something that can feel both comforting and unsettling:“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Faith, then, is not something we … Read more