The Sheepfold and the Voice of the Shepherd

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Stone sheepfold John 10:22-30 Recently my boys have been spending a great deal of time outside in the area that will soon be transformed into our garden. They spend endless hours digging in the dirt for worms. They then promptly take those worms and throw them to the chickens. It amazes me how even chickens can learn to recognize sounds or voices. My oldest makes this funny high-pitched sound when he comes out of the house and heads toward the coop. The chickens practically fall over themselves running toward the fence or out of the coop when they hear him making his sound. They know there is food to follow! In Sunday's Gospel Jesus tells us that, "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me." and "I am the gate for the sheep." Today, again, Jesus mentions that His sheep know His voice and follow Him.  In these few verses we learn that Jesus is both gate and shepherd for the sheep. In those days and even today in some places, a sheepfold w
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Connecting the Dots

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I apologize to all of the Catherine junkies and those following Kurt's progress for the political bent the past couple of days. It is important for us to know the truth. I have fought the CCHD at our parish for years with no luck. Maybe something good will come out of this election season afterall.

Just as those on Wall Street have been behaving in terrible ways in the handling of our money, the bishops and those in their charge have been doing the same things with our donations to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development! As the other side is fond of saying, "if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention!"

Fannie, Freddie, ACORN, CCHD and Obama - a must read!

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A WASHINGTONDC CATHOLIC said…
It is time for all Catholic bloggers to begin a movement to shut down CCHD as it currently stands.

It needs a major overhaul.

Whill you join me?
11:32 PM
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