{"id":11158,"date":"2023-05-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=11158"},"modified":"2023-04-29T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T14:38:21","slug":"beyond-fleecing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/beyond-fleecing\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Fleecing!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Beyond Fleecing! 5\/03\/23\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=nv4vv-13f5458-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Garamond&#038;skin=1b1b1b&#038;font-color=ffffff&#038;logo_link=none&#038;btn-skin=3267a3\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pastor of a rich suburban parish was speaking to the young students in their religion class.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<em>He told them that as their pastor he was like a shepherd and the members of his congregation were the sheep. He then put this question to them:&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;What does the shepherd do for the sheep?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little boy in the front row raised his hand and answered, &#8220;<strong><em>He fleeces them.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>True enough, shepherds go into their business for the purpose of fleecing, milking and feeding on the sheep. But when the Bible speaks of the leaders of God&#8217;s people as shepherds, it envisions leaders who feed, protect and feel with the people as a good shepherd does for his flock.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Pope Francis has said many times that his priests must be \u201cshepherds with the smell of the sheep, and accompany them closely throughout their lives.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Fr. Munachi Ezeogu, CSSP. Thanks to Trinity Kubassek for the picture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think of people YOU know who are fleecing, or milking, or feeding those who are less fortunate.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO CHRIST THE SHEPHERD, THE SAFER YOU ARE FROM THE WOLVES.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pastor of a rich suburban parish was speaking to the young students in their religion class.&nbsp; &nbsp;He told them that as their pastor he was like a shepherd and the members of his congregation were the sheep. 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