June 2018 SPECIAL EDITION June 2015 Issue

June 2015 V June 2015 isitation Of Our Lady Monthly Newsletter Inside 2 Deacon Rooney’s Secret Skill Raises Funds for Café Hope  Good Stewards Carry Others’ Umbrellas 3 VOL Students Teach Stewardship Good Stewards are good stewards because they are also Good Shepherds. Jesus uses the illusion often. He wants us to be good 4 shepherds.  Beginning Experience Back in Jesus’ day, people believed sheep are not the brightest  Rosaries Wanted animals on God’s green earth. In fact, two thousand years ago people 5 believed sheep are so stupid they require constant help. Well, the  Introducing Deacon Paul Clark people back in the day were wrong. Scientists say sheep are actually  Youth Corner quite intelligent, about on a level with rodents and monkeys. So, I 6 conclude sheep may actually be so intelligent they outsmarted us.  Father Absence Crisis in America They figured out that if they appear to be dumb, we will take care of 7 them. Nonetheless, back then, everyone thought sheep were stupid.  Honoring VOL Altar Servers And, relying on the misperception of the people, when Jesus tells us he 8 wants us to be Good Shepherds, he is saying, “Take care of the needy,  Louisiana Safe Haven Law especially those in greatest need. That is one of the hallmarks of being Christian. It is required duty.” Extending Jesus’ metaphor, here’s what we need to do to become Good Shepherds/Good Stewards and get into heaven. We must constantly look for people to help. When we see them, we must actually offer them help, even if the price to us is extraordinarily high. When Jesus saw us and how needy we are, he didn’t back off. He helped, even though the price was excruciatingly high. We are supposed to be Good Shepherds/Good Stewards in both little ways and in big ways. So much so, looking for the needy to help should be a constant in our lives. Looking for opportunities to help should always be on our minds. We don’t want to miss an opportunity.  Continued on page 8 -1-