Doctrinal Focus

Jesus Christ

  • Jesus is the Good Shepherd who loves us. [CCC. 764]
  • Jesus gives his life for us [CCC. 754]
  • The Church
  • The Church is like a sheepfold. The door is Jesus Christ.
  • Sacraments of Healing
  • Jesus always loves us just as the Good Shepherd loves his sheep. [CCC. 982]

General Articles

  • The Lamb, in Early Christian Symbolism | Maurice M. Hassett Transcribed by Michael C. Tinkler [Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913]
    One of the few Christian symbols dating from the first century is that of the Good Shepherd carrying on His shoulders a lamb or a sheep, with two other sheep at his side. Between the first and the fourth century eighty-eight frescoes of this
  • Catholic Symbols | Tracey Rowland [kwl.com.au, 2002]
    A List of Catholic Symbols and a short description of their meanings.

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