For the Fourth Sunday of Easter in Year C, John Connell reflects on the Gospel’s message of Jesus as a shepherd, who knows his sheep intimately and cares for them with great love.

The Anatolian Shepherd is a large breed of dog that originated in Turkey. They were originally bred to protect livestock, such as sheep and goats, from predators. In spite of their name ...

It seems to me like quite a long time ago that church sanctuaries were filled with crowded pews and folding chairs at capacity on Easter Sunday, even in the informal congregations, people dressed in ...

It generates a much more formidable target for the predator, and in working as a collective, they protect the whole ... we are sheep of the Good Shepherd, but we must also be shepherds of the ...

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