As Priests Uphold Their People In Prayer,

There Is A Kind Of Thinking In The Church That Wants To Reduce The Priest To A Mere Functionary, A Managing Director, Where Administration Rather Than Doctrine And Worship Are To Determine The Form Of The Church.

We Are To Introduce Our People Into The Life Of The Church, Which Is Salvation, That They May Grasp Its Meaning, Its Contents And Purpose, To Taste And See How Good The Lord Is.

A Priest Is The God-bearer Or Christ-bearer, A Living Eucharist Of The Divine Presence, Bringing A Sympathetic Ear And A Compassionate Heart In Which People Find God's Consolation, Understanding And Love.

Priesthood Is Forever And Does Not Cease When A Priest Cannot Carry Out That Priestly Ministry.

The Evil Of The Church Is The Doing Of Church Work In A Spirit Of Business, Something To Be Got Through. The Only Way To Avoid This Is For The Priest To Be Instant In Prayer. If He Is Not, He Will Lose That Touch Of The Supernatural, Without Which He Has No Right To Be A Priest At All.