A religious examination of the role of Christ in the personal life of his followers. The theme concentrates on the issue of Christ as a brother and how one can have a personal encounter with him. That this level of relationship can give new life and vitality to one's spiritual life is being highlighted by Church leaders in recent times as well as the issue that many Catholics are impoverished in their family faith by the lack of a personal relationship and knowledge of Christ. The text deals with issues such as: the mystery of Christ, divine and human; Christ and feminist theology; Christ and prayer; Christ our contemporary, alive today; Christ and the mystery of suffering and Christ and his Church.