Do you know why you do not respond promptly & generously? Why you feel perpetually ‘too busy’?

Father Doran, your Chaplain, knows.

He even empathizes. For we are all made of the same flesh & blood. We all experience the venal and the vicious at war in our members.

And he wishes to

St. René, valiant model to resist seven deadly sins tempting you – sermon of Fr. Doran

Father Doran, the CSRG spiritual Father, has prepared another audio-file for members of the Company.

BEFORE, gentle Donné, you click here to listen, please notify your R.O. or Dept. Head that you have read this post, and intend to listen to the meditation.

R.O.s and Dept.Heads, please notify Jack Fraker of the same, stat.

(Jack is the 1st Assistant to the still-unfound substitute to our X.O. this season. Please suggest substitutes for Michael Ehinger, who cannot direct the Company this season, but does still intend to return — though in reduced role(s) — in September.)

To the Romans among us especially, here’s wishing you a blessed feast of the virile Apostles of Rome, Blessed Ss. Peter & Paul.

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St. René, Cross-Bearer – sermon of Fr. Doran to Company

Father Doran, the CSRG spiritual Father, has prepared another audio-file for members of the Company.

Click here to listen.

Please let your R.O.  or Dept. Head know that you have listened to the meditation.

A little prayer goes a long way

It really is short — though somewhat bitter in its sweetness.

Pilgrimage Chaplain Canon Andreas Hellmann is asking all

Your Father wishes to pray with you

Your spiritual Father, that is.

Father James Doran, Chaplain of

A short meditation on St. René as a Jesuit/pilgrim donné

In this second audio file, the Company’s spiritual Father, Rev. James Doran OMV, presents a very short (7 minute) meditation of St. René Goupil considered in his position and work as a Jesuit donné — as compared and contrasted to the “engagés” who also served the Jesuit missioners.

All the members of the Company are asked to download the .wma file, to listen attentively, and to join Father Doran in prayer at the end of the meditation.

Download the file by clicking here.

A short biography of our blessed patron

In this first audio file, the Company’s spiritual Father, Rev. James Doran OMV, reads a very short (10 minute) biography of St. Rene Goupil written by a Jesuit historian.

All the members of the Company are asked to download the .wma file, to listen attentively to the story, and to join Father Doran in prayer at the end of the reading.

Download the file by clicking here.