Today we explore the word “shepherd,” how it was used, and what it symbolized. I was inspired to write about this topic after hearing the magnificent hymn “Shepherd Me, O God.” This version is sung by ...

There is this idea in the Bible that goes back centuries and millennia, that God is like a shepherd. When God formed a community to be his representatives to the world, he chose, not city dwellers or ...

“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11). The image of God as shepherd is central to the Bible, found in Ezekiel as a rebuke against leaders who did not care for the flock, as comfort and protection in ...

The image of Jesus as the good shepherd is one that resonates with many people, invoking thoughts of divine care, protection and guidance. In artistic depictions, the good shepherd is typically a ...

April 21 is the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C, Cycle I). This Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday — in which we recall Jesus, the Good Shepherd. But we have also been blessed with some pretty good ...