To Instaurare Omnia in Christo: The Servant of God, Catherine Doherty

Voice of "The Baroness"
“A priest is a lover of God, a priest is a lover of men, a priest is a holy man because he walks before the face of the All-Holy.
A priest understands all things, a priest forgives all things, a priest encompasses all things.
The heart of a priest is pierced, like Christ’s, with the lance of love.
The heart of a priest is open, like Christ’s, for the whole world to walk through.
The heart of a priest is a vessel of compassion, the heart of a priest is a chalice of love, the heart of a priest is a trusting place of human and divine love.
A priest is a man whose goal is to be another Christ; a priest is a man who lives to serve.
A priest is a man who has crucified himself so that he too may be lifted up and draw all things to Christ.
A priest is a man in love with God.
A priest is a gift of God to man and of man to God.
A priest is a symbol of the Word made flesh, a priest is the naked sword of God’s justice, a priest is the hand of God’s mercy, a priest is the …More