Fr. Tom Lynch, OP is the pastor at St. Pius V Church in Chicago, Illinois. He served many years in our mission in Bolivia and at St. Dominic Church in Denver.
While walking along a country lane in Bolivia, Father Tom Lynch encountered a young girl shepherding a small flock of sheep. Her dignity, purpose, and total dedication to her task left a lasting impression.
Standing before the Good Shepherd window at St. Pius V parish in Chicago, Father Tom Lynch shares a corrected and heart-warming story from Deacon Antonio Guerrero’s youth.
Fr. 21 Feb 2026. The challenge of Lent is to retrain our hearts. Just as Olympic athletes use discipline to make difficult physical feats look easy, we can use Lenten discipline to make virtue and goodness become our "new easy."