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Shepherding. only one capable of standing in the midst, in the midst of the flock, someone who is not afraid of questions, contact, and accompaniment is one who can do the job. a pastor keeps watch first and foremost with prayer, supporting the faith of his people and in instilling confidence in the lord in his presence. a pastor is always vigilant by helping people to lift their gaze at times of discouragement, frustration, and failure. it would be important for us to ask whether in our pastora...

>> i think it is, and i think that it really -- his role is bridge building, where we left and right can come together and do what needs to be done for our people. >> but keep your loyal flock thats devoted to you, keep them believing that hes going to defend those important issues, lets end it on this common ground. thank you for joining us. thank you. brian williams covered the popes visit. will the public now forgive hi lying past? why pause to take a pill when a moment spontaneously turn...

And history. families transform history and transform the world. a pastor serenely yet passionately proclaims the word of god. he encourages believers to aim high. he will enable his brothers and sisters to hear and experience gods promise, which can expand their experience of motherhood and fatherhood within the horizon of a new familiaraiity with god. a pastor watches over dreams, the lives, and the growth of his flock. this watchfulness is not the result of talking but of

Shephardishe shepparding. only one capable of standing in the midst, in the midst of the flock, someone who is not afraid of questions, contact, and accompaniment is one who can do the job. a pastor keeps watch first and foremost with prayer supporting the faith of his people and instilling confidence in the lord in his presence. a pastor is always vi glent by hoping lift encouragement, frustration and failure. it would be important for us to ask whether in our pastor

That the gospels are for all of us thats the message hes trying to give to the church in america is that while we do have the catholics many of them differences from the secular society on these issues, we still have to include everyone and love everyone in the community. >> he was here to speak to all parts of the church in america. those were not part of the church in america. he was speaking to the faithful and the hierarchy. seeing him speak to the bishops to the are fascinating. a lot of th...

Jumbotron. a lot of things the folks are hoping for is for a blessing. if you are in the shadow of peter, you receive a blessing. so were expecting pope francis to take this route, the road that youre looking at, before he goes up to the stage for the event thats coming up. now, for the world meeting of families, pope francis actually sent out a letter for the world meeting of families and, chris and poppy, hear this, he said there is no progressive family because of course this is all about the...

The same. >> father todd is welcoming not one but three young children into the catholic faith. >> lord, bathe these children in light and welcome them into your holy church. make them your faithful followers and witnesses to your gospel. we pray to the lord. >> lord, hear our prayer. >> my dear brothers and sisters -- >> like his brother gary, todd, too, is a brand new priest, vested by the catholic church with the authority to perform sacred rituals called sacraments. >> elijah, i baptize you ...

Priests, and religious men and women. pope francis has compared the church to a field hospital. if you will, he is now speaking to his doctors and nurses. he wants to charge them with the mission. remember now, religious women in this country as a result of the vatican, were not happy. in some way, they were being critiqued by the vatican. under pope benedict, there was an investigation. this pope short-circuited it, ended it and met with religious women and told them how loved they are. he has ...

The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts. >> once that cycle gets going, its unlikely to stop without some sort of intervention. its now reached that point for far too many around the world and thats the very reasonable were here today. lets bring in casey hunt, shes in philadelphia with the pope. casey, help us put together here the role pope francis plays in solving global issues like income inequality and poverty. he certainly made it one of his centra...

Liberalization versus conservativism. if you look at successful churches, evangelical churches. then the main-line protestant churches, episcopalian, presbyteri presbyterian. those main-line churches become very liberal about the gay orientation, theyre open to that more than the catholic church has done. theyre not doing so well in terms of numbers and people going to church. the evangelical church, maybe because theyre more lively, if you will. whats the strength of liberalization and conserva...