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Share this with a priest or seminarian you know. \u00a0(He may even find rich source material here for a homily on Good Shepherd Sunday\u2026)<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><small>Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Good_shepherd_01_small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wikipedia\u00a0<\/a><\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet a man who knows. A fascinating and informative video on the profession\u2014and on so much more\u2014from the gifted Robert Duncan at CNS. 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