Foundations of Bible Study

Foundations of Bible Study

At Good Shepherd we are practicing group Bible study in the format of Dwelling in the Word. This format emphasizes listening as we encounter God in Scripture. The format has four parts: listen to Scripture listen to God listen to neighbor listen to community When we...
Finding Our Vocation

Finding Our Vocation

Text for reflection: Mt 4:18-22 But first, the end: “But the angel said to the women, “…Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.” -Mt 28:5-7 In the end, the...
Baptism and Bodhisattvas

Baptism and Bodhisattvas

Interreligious dialogue is a little like learning to speak a foreign language. We will always be “native speakers” of our mother tongue, but learning another language can help us appreciate our native language more clearly. Furthermore, each language has ways of...
Playing Our Part

Playing Our Part

We all play our parts in the story of Christ’s birth in this world: Joseph, Mary, The Wise Men, and even Herod. What part are you playing? Christ is born among us regardless of whether or not we cooperate. But in this cosmic drama, we are most certainly called to play...
From Darkness to Light?

From Darkness to Light?

Christmas Eve, 2019 Isaiah says, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined.” Christmas, indeed, is a time when “light shines in the darkness,” that is, at least if you live in the...