Syncing LR catalogs with folder pics on HD and vice-versa

LR 1.4.1 running Mac OS (Tiger)
I'm a relatively new LR user and I've switched over from using iPhoto recently.
I am trying to sync the actual content of my picture folders in my hard drive (HD) with that which is displayed in LR's Library, but with some difficulty.
The problem is that I may have picture files on my HD that for whatever reason, are NOT displayed in LR. Is there a way to tell LR to sync the Library catalogs with the picture folders that are in my actual hard drive?
For example:
On my HD, let's say I have a folder called "Family", which contains 5 picture files (combination of JPEG and RAW): "mom1", "mom2", "dad1", "dad2", "brother". Although the "Family" folder/catalog appears in the "Library" of LR, I am only able to see "mom1", "mom2" and "dad1" in LR and the catalog displays 3 total files in "Family" (instead of the 5 pic files which I know exist on my HD).
When I try to import "dad2" and "brother" into LR, it is not allowed because LR tells me that those files already exist in "Family". If they exist, why can't I see them?
My basic question is: Is there a way to easily sync catalogs in LR with the folders in the HD, so that what I see in LR is actually representative of what is on my HD (a 1:1 would be great).
Thanks in advance to anyone that can shed some light on this.
I feel like this is something that could be resolved quickly but I just don't understand LR enough at this point.
Cheers,
Dave Lewry

Thanks for the quick reply, LJ.
I'll try it tonight.
Out of curiosity, what if I had manually added a picture to the folder in my HD. Would I simply import in LR and it would add the pic to my catalog? Would there be a problem of LR telling me the picture already exists in my folder (in the HD), even though I cannot see it in LR?
Is there a way to sync actual HD folders so that LR catalogs and HD folders and their contents are always representative of each other? (Sorry if you answered this and I am simply reiterating my original question.)
Cheers,
Dave

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