{"id":202598,"date":"2026-07-28T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=202598&preview=true&preview_id=202598"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:28:31","slug":"sheep-that-remind-us-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/sheep-that-remind-us-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep That Remind Us to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dear Friends,<\/h2>\n
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A Movie Review of Sorts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mom and I recently saw the movie The Sheep Detectives<\/em>. Reminiscent of old-school Disney movies, it is an innocent and entertaining romp where very human-like sheep are the protagonists. Their loving shepherd, George (played by Hugh Jackman), lives alone in a trailer in the same field as his flock. Every evening before sending them off to sleep, George reads to them from a murder mystery. Only when the sheep are alone do we realize that they can speak with each other as we do. Brighter than we thought, they still are\u2026 well, sheep. Then one fateful evening, their beloved shepherd is murdered. The local officer of the small town is neither too bright nor too interested in the possibility of foul play. Therefore, Lily, the brightest of the sheep, decides it is their job to solve the mystery.\u00a0 Now the story really begins.<\/p>\n

If you want to know the rest of the story, you will have to watch the movie. There is, however, one message worth some reflection [spoiler alert<\/em>]<\/strong>. The flock has the ability to decide to forget something they find unpleasant. They simply count to three and collectively erase the event from their memory. There are, however, two older sheep\u2014Mopple and Sebastian\u2014who do not have or want the gift of forgetfulness. At one point, when particularly frustrated, Lily wanted to quit the investigation and forget the whole thing:<\/p>\n

Lily:<\/strong> Tonight isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve seen a sheep die, is it?<\/p>\n

Mopple:<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Lily:<\/strong> How many times have I forgotten?<\/p>\n

Mopple:<\/strong> More than I can count.<\/p>\n

Lily:<\/strong> You\u2019ve carried this all alone, all this time?<\/p>\n

Mopple: <\/strong>Yes, I remember every bad thing. But I remember good things, too. I remember my mother\u2019s face. I remember old friends and how they loved me. And you will remember Sebastian, too.<\/p>\n

Lily:<\/strong> It hurts. Remembering hurts.<\/p>\n

Mopple:<\/strong> I know. But if you forget, you can\u2019t save the others, and Sebastian will have died for nothing. Caleb will come for you tomorrow, and you\u2019ll follow your new shepherd just like the other stupid, frightened sheep. And we\u2019ll all die. I\u2019m sorry, Lily, I am. But it\u2019s our memory that keeps the ones we love alive.<\/p>\n

We could learn from these sheep.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to reflect briefly upon memory–the ease of forgetting, the importance of remembering, and practical ways to cultivate memory.<\/p>\n

It is easy to forget. We forget for many reasons. First, we can simply lack the habit of remembering. For the last several decades, schools have no longer trained children to memorize. Now that we can digitally save all the information on a phone or a computer, we have even less need to remember. Secondly, we can be so distracted by a hectic life and copious media consumption that we don\u2019t take time for silent reflection. Thirdly, like Lily, we can intentionally forget because the memory simply hurts too much. Like the sheep, it seems we have conditioned ourselves to easily forget.<\/p>\n

If we do not reflect upon the past, we risk the danger of repeating past mistakes or, worse still, of forgetting who we are. \u00a0On the first point, philosopher George Santayana writes,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the first stage of life the mind is frivolous and easily distracted; it misses progress by failing in consecutiveness and persistence. This is the condition of children and barbarians, in whom instinct has learned nothing from experience.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2014 George Santayana, The Life of Reason<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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This quote also applies intergenerationally. If we do not know history, we are more prone to repeat its mistakes. One example is the renewed attraction of many young adults to communism only about four decades since its fall in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

More serious still is when a family or a nation simply forgets who they are because there was a break with their history and their culture. It is indicative that tyrants hoping to suppress a society first try to erase its cultural identity to supplant it with one more amenable to their ideology. That is why when the Nazis overran Poland in the Second World War, Karol Wojtyla [the future St. Pope John Paul II] and friends resisted through secret recitals of Polish literature and poetry to small groups of Poles. They needed to remember who they were.[1]<\/p>\n

Israel in the Old Testament, and the Church in the New, constantly reiterate memory. The first part of the Shema quotes Deuteronomy:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone! Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength. Take to heart these words which I command you today. Keep repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them on your arm as a sign and let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(Deut. 6:4\u20139)<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In remembering God\u2019s salvific actions of the past, the Jews mystically make that saving power present in their own lives. Similarly, this occurs in every Mass, but at a much deeper level. Jesus commanded us to celebrate the Eucharist, \u201cin memory of me\u201d (Lk. 22:19), and through the consecration, the bread and wine truly become Our Lord\u2019s Body and Blood. Through grace, memory brings about the substantial presence of Our Lord. The Catechism states, \u201cthe liturgy is the memorial <\/em>of the mystery of salvation. The Holy Spirit is the Church\u2019s living memory.\u201d (CCC 1099)<\/p>\n

How do we cultivate memory in our families, in our culture, and in our Church? Study history. Read authentic histories of our nation, our Church, and even our families. The closer you are to the original or primary sources, the better. For the Church, that would be Scripture, the Catechism, and Church history\u2014especially the lives of the saints. For Americans, that would be our founding documents and accurate stories of our history. For families, it would be discovering the family tree and gathering family stories and images. Have the older generation tell their story. Record it in some fashion.<\/p>\n

Even as an individual, it is important to recall your own story. Prayerfully reflect upon your past so you can see the many marvels God has worked in your life. If there are serious wounds from your past, seek counseling to heal your memory.<\/p>\n

Memory helps us avoid mistakes from the past, remember who we are, and remind us that God is with us along the way. Memory matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And we mustn\u2019t forget\u2014we have the Sheep Detectives to thank for their reminder.<\/p>\n

God bless,<\/p>\n

Fr. John Bullock, LC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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[1] cf. George Weigel. Witness to Hope<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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