Good Shepherd

“Pope Francis addressed the Jesuit community in September 2019 in Mozambique and spoke about shepherding. ‘Great shepherds give people a lot of freedom. The good shepherd knows how to lead his flock without enslaving it to rules that deaden people. The shepherd has the ability to go in front of the flock to show the way, stay in the middle of the flock to see what happens within, and also be at the rear of the flock to make sure that no one is left behind.’ ”

“In a State of Synodality.” Brian Lucas, (National Director of Catholic Mission Australia.) Eureka Street on-line, vol 31, number 20.