I ask you, be shepherds
Subtitle: reflections on pastoral ministry
By: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis ; translated by Michael O'Hearn
Contributors: O'Hearn, Michael, 1950- translator; Francis, Pope, 1936-
Series: The Pope Francis resource library; Pope Francis resource library
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780824520571
Subjects: Pastoral theology; Sermons; Catholic Church
Notes: "A Herder & Herder book."

"The texts of I ask you, be shepherds are taken from two sources: (1) from El verdadero poder es el servicio, Editorial Claretiana, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Chapter titles in the original Spanish publication have been altered in this English edition with the consent of Editorial Claretiana. These texts are exclusively published by Crossroad in English. (2) Courtesy of and with approval of the Libreria Editrice Vaticana"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122).
Table of contents: title: Words from the Upper Room; title: A heart that is moved; title: Do you love me?; title: When we pray, we are fighting for our people; title: Shepherds with the odor of sheep; title: Do the people leave us looking like they have heard the good news?; title: The grace of apostolic audacity; title: With hearts burning from within; title: Evangelical openness; title: Primary features of priestly joy; title: The oil of gladness; title: The importance of anointing; title: The perfect gift; title: The "today" of Jesus; title: The grace of unity; title: The lively dialogue that is preaching; title: God cares for our fragility; title: Bearing witness to the end; title: Guidelines for pastoral renewal; title: Three basic qualities of becoming Church; title: The new evangelization.