Christ the Shepherd, Christ the Lamb

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Hubert van Eyck, “Adoration of the Lamb” (detail), Ghent Altarpiece, ca. 1429 (photo: Public Domain)

By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register, May 22, 2026

Regis Martin, S.T.D., is a professor of theology and a faculty associate with the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. He podcasts at In Search Of The Still Point and is the author of Looking for Lazarus: A Preview of the Resurrection. His most recent book, published by Sophia Institute Press, is March to Martyrdom: Seven Letters on Sanctity from St. Ignatius of Antioch.

COMMENTARY: A good shepherd must be prepared to die for his sheep.

I once had an encounter with a hapless young cow that had gotten itself caught in a bush and, seeing that it was too stupid to figure out how to untangle itself, I simply went over and set the poor fellow free. He quickly rejoined his mother, who seemed grateful enough to get him back.

Too bad it wasn’t some poor sheep I’d rescued. Or, better still, a cute little lamb to remind me of Jesus, who seems to have had a special connection with such creatures. Isn’t that why we call him the Good Shepherd? …

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Christ the Shepherd, Christ the Lamb

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By Regis Martin, National Catholic Register, May 22, 2026

COMMENTARY: A good shepherd must be prepared to die for his sheep.

I once had an encounter with a hapless young cow that had gotten itself caught in a bush and, seeing that it was too stupid to figure out how to untangle itself, I simply went over and set the poor fellow free. He quickly rejoined his mother, who seemed grateful enough to get him back.

Too bad it wasn’t some poor sheep I’d rescued. Or, better still, a cute little lamb to remind me of Jesus, who seems to have had a special connection with such creatures. Isn’t that why we call him the Good Shepherd? …

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