Pastor’s Column Saint John Lateran November 9, 2025 “He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the area.” (John 2:13-22) How can it be that we find Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel with a whip in his hand, driving people out of the temple? It somehow seems uncharacteristic of him. Usually, we tend to think of Jesus as “gentle and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:28) or as “the good shepherd” (John 10). Thus, it is instructive to see what would drive Jesus to ac