Shepherd of Souls

Today's first reading and Gospel were strong words about how the Lord instructed his 12 apostles to shepherd his people. The passage from Jeremiah is not as familiar to Catholics. Yet, we dearly love our bishops--especially the one given to the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Bishop Robert Finn. Just recently, we learned that he has removed the program called "Talking About Touching" from his Catholic schools and replaced it with "Circle of Grace." Hooray!! Many homeschool mothers lobbied for this change, but none as loudly and consistently as Alison Sch. TT simply went too far in its efforts to protect children from possible danger by putting explicit ideas into their innocent thoughts. Child abusers know enough tricks to keep kids from telling their parents. The best prevention is good parenting and good communication at home. Involved parents should educate themselves and communicate honestly with their children.