We are familiar with the usual lesson we can learn from the parable of the lost sheep. (cfr. Mt 18,12-14) Indeed, a Good Shepherd will always look for the lost sheep and would do everything, ...

The key theme of this Sunday’s Gospel is the recovery of the repentant sinner. The Gospel itself comes in two versions: a short and a long form. The short form includes only the first two parables in ...

So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. Reflection on the painting ...

This is English artist John Atkinson Grimshaw’s depiction of a shepherd looking for his lost sheep. Grimshaw lived from 1836-93. (Courtesy Photo) Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Matthew 18 ...

The background for this parable is that tax collectors and sinners came to hear the Lord Jesus by multitudes. The scribes and Pharisees criticized him because of this. Jesus responded to their ...