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Good Shepherd Catholic Community Parish in Colleyville, Texas. / Screen shot of Twitter postWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 18, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).When a gunman entered a nearby synagogue in Texas and took four people hostage, including the rabbi, Father Michael Higgins and his Catholic parish sprang into action. "We got a call from the police that they were looking for a safe space for the wife and daughter of Rabbi Charlie and for the spouses of the hostages out over at the synagogue," the Franciscan friar said during his homily on Jan. 16, the day after the attack. "We offered them a safe space."The family members hid at his parish, Good Shepherd Catholic Community in Colleyville, Texas, located just a minute s drive away from the synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel. They stayed for more than 12 hours, he said, as the parish staff cared for them."I really want to mention this because I think it really is an indication of how well the message of how we