Fr. Brian Walker, OP

Fr. Brian Walker, OP breaks open the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday, reminding us that as Christians, we are all called to shepherd one another. Sometimes that can be unpleasant, or dirty, or smelly, but is is also rewarding and where we find our salvation.

Our Gospel today is the First Breakfast of the Resurrection, where Jesus offers Peter a chance to renew his love and begin again. In the resurrection, we have each been given the gift of new life. Let us open ourselves to that miracle today.

The Easter Season is a time to revel in amazement at the resurrection and new life. Like the disciples when they first experienced the resurrection, may your mind be opened to all that God promises us.

In the Gospel, Jesus speaks of the tax collector who prayed, "Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner." That is the prayer that gets through to God. May we be as honest and aware to be able to ask God for the mercy we need so that we might be healed as well.

The greatest commandment is to affirm that God is One. Christians, being children of the One God, need to remember that God is always there for us, and is the same God that is always there for everyone.

Fr. Brian Walker, OP breaks open the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent, the sacrifice of Abraham and the Transfiguration, which challenge us to see the violence in our world and in ourselves, and work to change our hearts so that the world might be healed.