I have a couple of links to some programs Gina and I like to support: Catholic Cross International Outreach and Salesian Missions. Both of these organizations are excellent, and we trust them to use our donations wisely. However, a new link will be going up shortly for a project that is near to our hearts.

First, let me tell you about my spiritual director, Fr. Bruno Denyutali Mgaya. He came here from Tanzania to complete his doctoral studies in sociology. While he worked on his dissertation, he took a position at a parish in our diocese. He very quickly became a much-sought confessor, and it is not unusual to see long lines of people waiting outside his confessional on Saturday afternoons. (Fortunately, spiritual direction also provides ample time for confession.)

Fr.

Acts 6:1–7; 1 Peter 2: 4–9; John 14: 1–12

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Last week, Jesus called himself the sheepfold, the gate through which the true shepherds and their sheep could be saved. Today, in a completely different context, he says that he is the way. What does this mean?

The Gospel of John is the most theological of the gospels, so we can expect to grapple with Jesus’ words here.

Acts 2:14a–36–41; Psalm: 23; 1 Peter 2:20b–25; John 10:1–10

We have a common image in our readings this week: the image of the shepherd. First, we see the first shepherd of the Church appointed by Jesus, Peter, speaking during Pentecost. Then we have the famous Psalm 23, which likens God to a shepherd in whose care the sheep want or lack nothing. In 1 Peter, we hear that we should follow in the footsteps of the shepherd, who is Jesus.
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