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Every earnest reader will be equipped to follow Jesus, and lead others to do the same. --Shaun McAfee, OP, author of Filling Our Father's House McClain has done it again  As a theologian and Catholic school teacher, Justin's love for the Church, graceful writing, and his ability to tell the story informs, inspires, and calls the Catholic laity to deepen our understanding, respect, and gratitude for the work of the shepherds of the Church: Catholic bishops. Through an exploration of a variety of important doctrinal themes, Justin sheds light on the courageous and heroic leadership that Catholic bishops have provided for the past two thousand years. --Marco J. Clark, President\/CEO, Bishop McNamara High School, Forestville, Maryland Our Bishops, Heroes for the New Evangelization is the fruit of intrigue with the idea that bishops are part of a continuous line of shepherds extending all the way back to Jesus' apostles. . . . 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