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Christ spoke through His priest, saying: "You, too, can speak with authority"; meaning that you, the baptised faithful, can share the Faith.

We can try to act towards Christ as this priest acted towards His bishop: alert, and willing at all times to be of service.

We can try to act towards Christ as this priest acted towards His bishop: alert, and willing at all times to be of service.

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

Through each Bishop who is in communion with the Pope, God the Father sanctifies, teaches and guides us. Those who welcome the Bishop's blessing are enfolded in the grace and peace of the Holy Trinity

The Church is taught and guided by the Catholic Bishops who are in communion with one another and with the Pope. God has given us the Pope as our bond of unity. Only those Bishops who remain in union with the Pope (who is like the gem-stone in a ring of stones) are fulfilling God's plan and providing, with the Pope, authentic leadership for the Church.

The Pope is so important that even if a large group of Bishops were to break away from him they would not undermine the essential unity of the Church or her teaching office.

Those who oppose the legitimate teaching authority of the Church and develop a habit of defiance are, perhaps without realising it, defying Christ Himself

Some of the beliefs and practices recommended today by Catholic writers and teachers are not in accord with the teaching of the Pope and Bishops.

The Father is reaching out all the time, through Jesus, to 'gather in' and give salvation to people all over the world. Yet not many listen to Jesus and to the teaching of His Church.

If the Bishops would examine their diaries, they would see what proportion of their time is spent in teaching the Faith, or directly encouraging people to put it into practice. They will be accountable to God, when they die, for the state of the souls in their care.

There are important truths to be believed by all who profess to be practicing Christians: that God-made-man, Jesus, lived among us, in history; that He spoke with authority as well as love; that by His Resurrection from the dead He proved His claim that 'The Father and I are one'

If we speak about the teachings of the Church, about faith and morality, we may meet with anger or indifference. It is not comfortable speaking out with a prophetic voice.

The Catholic Church teaches the glorious truth that, in the past, God reached out to human beings in various ways; in the future, He will reward all who have remained faithful; and in the present moment He remains with His Church, guides us through the Pope and other Catholic Bishops, and is Present with us through Jesus's sacramental Presence.

The Lord told me that the Bishops, gathered together for a special anniversary celebration, presented an impressive picture of Episcopal power. Yet there are questions that each Bishop should ask himself, about his own oversight and teaching in his own diocese.

There are many vocations wherever a 'high' view of the Sacred Priesthood is held, and where priests are seen as 'other Christs', with authority to govern, guide, preach, bless and forgive and offer the Holy Sacrifice.