Reverend Father, Each Pastor’s job is to be a saintly shepherd, guiding and protecting his flock. Most pastors are aware of their obligation to protect their flock, but few recognize their obligation to grow it. (The Parable of the Talents. Matthew 25:14-30) This task was always difficult, but as communist and totalitarian regimes gain power, and the remainder of the “free world” is mostly run by anti-Christian liberals (including Minnesota), when the number of Catholics is shrinking and atheism is flooding the world, growing the flock seems impossible. In difficult times our Heavenly Father sent an envoy to deliver a…