Fr. Bob was in the unexpected role of being a member of the foundation team for yet another community - the Companion of the Cross. They are a group of priests and candidates for the priesthood fully committed to working for the renewal of the Church. The principal insights the Lord seems to be giving to the Companions of the Cross – trusting the Lord, giving him permission to move as he pleases, being available to him, waiting upon him, wisdom, evangelization, all these and more – are vital components, it is felt, of the Lord’s own plan to renew his Church in our day. The community has been persuaded to make the teachings available to anyone interested. Hence this book. In effect, are we not all called to be ‘Companions” of the Cross