9. The Daily Soul
Our world today needs good shepherds more than ever before. Teachers need good shepherds and in turn, students need us to be good shepherds. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, is our example of service as we prepare to accompany students returning to schools soon. In this way, Jesus leads us in our mission to enable our students to achieve the fullness of life (Jn 10:10).
The Good Shepherd
Pope Francis
Pope Francis, drawing inspiration from this Sunday’s readings, recalls that one should take care of one’s neighbour and focused his attention on three characteristics a good shepherd should possess.
The shepherd’s first characteristic, he said, “is to be passionate, zealous. One cannot be a true shepherd without this fire.”
The second feature, he continued, is, “someone who knows how to discern: to discern where the dangers are, where the graces are… where the real road is.” In practice, this means no matter the situation the shepherd always accompanies the sheep (or person) and patiently “brings them to the fold.”
The third feature, he noted, is “the ability to denounce,” meaning knowing how to report evil and to not be naive. “An apostle cannot be naive: ‘Ah, it’s all right, let’s go ahead, eh? It’s all right … Let’s party, everyone … everything is possible …’. because there is the fidelity to Jesus Christ to be defended. And they know how to condemn it: that concreteness, to say ‘ no,’ like the parents say to the baby when he starts to clap and goes to the electric socket to put his fingers in: ‘No, no! It’s dangerous!'”
Pope Francis concluded, praying for all the shepherds of the Church to serve the Lord well.
As reported on Zenit - The World seen from Rome June 22, 2017
Aspire provides young adults from across the Diocese of Lismore an opportunity for community and formation. Bishop Greg provides an hour of input once a month. In response to the COVID-19 restrictions, the past two events have been attended from home. Usually, young adults gather in their respective parishes and dial in with Zoom. Each month the Zoom link is shared on the @youngadult_network Instagram page. You are invited to join next month. Contact ellen.hales@lism.catholic.edu.au for more information.
Last week Bishop Greg’s input inspired fresh questioning into the post-resurrection gospel accounts. “Why did Jesus meet with the disciples when Thomas wasn’t there and then return again when Thomas was there?”
Find a video recording of this and all Aspire meetings here.
Proclaim Lismore Wildfire Cover
Drawn to You by Audrey Assad
Sisters, Evronia and Mariah Allan, served as Youth Ministry Officers at St Paul's College Kempsey in 2017 & 2019 respectively. This year they were serving on the National Evangelization Team (NET) in Canada and Melbourne when COVID-19 pandemic cancelled their placements. While at home they’ve dusted off their Wildfire shirts to support us with the Proclaim Lismore Wildfire @ home project and given us this beautiful cover of 'Drawn to You'.
Psalm 23 (I AM Not Alone) by People & Songs ft Josh Sherman
On the feast of the Good Shepherd - A stirring rendition of Psalm 23 (I Am Not Alone) [Live at Linger Conference] People & Songs ft Josh Sherman.
Jonathon Doyle
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The Catholic Leader
The Catholic Leader is a Brisbane Archdiocesan newspaper. Visit their website to view a digital copy which is available for free while Masses are suspended.
Here you will find a selection of featured resources that may be useful in the delivery of blended learning. These resources will also be stored on the Home Learning Site under the Learning Tab.
General
- The Way of Light Story Bag - This Easter season activity promotes storytelling as a learning tool using biblical stories about the 40 days Jesus spent on earth after His Resurrection.
- Making Jesus Real (MJR) - The MJR series is a set of values-based learning resources that link faith and spirituality with the practicality of everyday life. Now a small selection of topics from the MJR series — for students from Lower Primary all the way through to Secondary School — is available as FREE downloadable resources.
Primary
The prayers for this week’s Gospel are based on the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. A shepherd in Jesus’ times had a very important job to do in caring for and protecting his flock. Our prayers invite us to see Jesus as our shepherd as He continually cares for us.
ES1/ST 1
Stage 3
Secondary
- The CHOSEN Bible Series
or, stream episodes here.
A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A kind, gifted young man ostracised by his family and his people for working as a publican. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen see how Jesus reaches each of these and more as He works His first miracles and embarks on His ministry to change the world. See Him through the eyes of those who knew Him.
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