CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Christ the Good Shepherd” – Saint Gregory the Great/VaticanVa

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“I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own – by which I mean, I love them – and My own know Me. In plain words: those who love Me are willing to follow me, for anyone who does not love the Truth has not yet come to know it. * * * … by the Love with which He

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “[Christ the Good Shepherd] – Homily on the Gospels” – Saint Gregory the Great, Pope/ VaticanVa/ Divine Office

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“… Ask yourselves whether you belong to His Flock, whether you know Him, whether the light of His Truth shines in your minds. I assure you that it is not by faith that you will come to know Him, but by love; not by mere conviction, but by action. John the Evangelist is my authority for this statement. He tells

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Homily, 4th Sunday of Easter 2014 – Fr. Christopher Wyvill/ St. Anselm’s Abbey

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“… What about us? Hopefully we do understand what #Jesus is trying to tell us. We heard at the end of the first reading from St. Peter’s letter: “… you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. Shepherding connotes actions like guarding, mentoring, guiding, providing for and protecting those

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