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God our Father watches our first steps in virtue and grace, as though watching a baby who walks towards the saints, who encourage us by their prayers and example.

I remember needing courage, and the will to choose what was right

The Purpose of the Priesthood: A Message from Chris

The Glory of the Holy Trinity

Radiant Light: How the Work Began

My Priests are Sacred

What is Mary like?

Christ spoke with great courage, to His apostles, holding the cup of His Blood, and already seeing His 'pit' of suffering.

I saw a £5 guitar in the window of the music shop in Station Road, Amersham. Then I plucked up courage, and asked if my father would buy it for me, for my thirteenth birthday.

Someone who has emerged from the ocean of sinfulness needs courage to build, on dry land, a 'home' of holiness.

When I pray: 'Help us poor sinners', Jesus and Mary respond with love and encouragement, as if from the 'edge' of Heaven.

A sturdy jetty serves a purpose where little boats moor alongside; and a steady marriage enables people, by their close contact with others, to encourage them in holiness.

A Stairway to Heaven: It was Christ who welcomed me at the start of the long 'climb' to Heaven, and who encouraged me to live by faith.

A Stairway to Heaven: It was Christ who welcomed me at the start of the long 'climb' to Heaven, and who encouraged me to live by faith.

Christ and His Mother appeared to me, in glory, after Holy Communion. It was to encourage and console me.

Along the Road to Heaven: It's better if we keep our eyes on the bright summit of the Holy Mountain than on the gloomy road below.

It is the Holy Spirit Who pours peace within the souls of Christ's friends, and even allows such souls to share that peace, even at a distance, through their communion with one another 'in Christ'. They can encourage one another to more fervent prayer - as when happy dolphins nudge one another, to encourage joyful leaps into the sunlight above the surface of the water.

Christ loves to bring His friends refreshment and new courage through His Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. Whoever adores Christ before the tabernacle or monstrance, or receives Holy Communion, can be sure that, standing very close to Christ, are His Holy Mother and all the Saints too.

Whenever souls encourage one another in holiness they help one another to rise up in prayer towards Heaven: freed from fear, doubt or hesitation.

It is love for God that 'counts' in prayer. Someone who gives his entire attention to God in love and reverence might find himself rising to the 'heights' with no effort, as if on a magic carpet - unlike those who try to storm Heaven with loud demands. The Saints lean down, to encourage us all to approach God with patience and humility.