{"id":42925,"date":"2020-12-11T12:41:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T18:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=42925"},"modified":"2021-03-12T21:52:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T03:52:51","slug":"dear-shepherds-where-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/dear-shepherds-where-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Shepherds… Where Are You?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

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WE<\/strong> are living through incredibly fast-changing and confusing times. The need for sound direction has never been greater… and neither has the sense of abandonment many of the faithful feel. Where, many are asking, is the voice of our shepherds? We are living through one of the most dramatic spiritual tests in the history of the Church, and yet, the hierarchy has remained mostly silent \u2014 and when they do speak these days, we often hear the voice of the Good Government rather than the Good Shepherd.<\/p>\n

Those shepherds who do speak up, who address the “signs of the times” are frequently silenced or sidelined revealing a growing disparity among clergy on the seriousness of the dangers we face. Most are familiar now with the approved[1]<\/sup><\/a>After eight years of investigations, Rev. John Shojiro Ito, Bishop of Niigata, Japan, recognized “the supernatural character of a series of mysterious events concerning the statue of the Holy Mother Mary” and authorized “throughout the entire diocese, the veneration of the Holy Mother of Akita, while awaiting that the Holy See publishes definitive judgment on this matter.” \u2014ewtn.com<\/a><\/span><\/span>