For Your Weekend: What the Good in “Good Shepherd” Really Means

Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 10:11–18

If I were to ask you to think back to your childhood and recall one of the first images that you had of Jesus, I’m certain the Good Shepherd would be among the most common. Can’t we all bring to mind the statue or image of Jesus holding a staff with one hand, a lamb draped over His shoulders? 

This week’s gospel passage from John 10:11–18 harkens us back to this image of our Lord as a sweet and passive man surrounded by the fluffiest of sheep. ...