Companions of the Cross

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Companions of the Cross

1 The Companions of the Cross
2 Vision
3 Spirituality
4 Geography
5 A list of priests in the community
6 External links

[edit] The Companions of the Cross

The Companions of the Cross is a Society of Apostolic Life based in Ottawa, Ontario. It is a community of Roman Catholic priests, which is Eucharistic, Charismatic, Marian and Magisterial. It was founded by Father Bob Bedard and was approved in 2002 by Rome as a Society of Apostolic Life.

[edit] Vision

A definition of the beliefs, practices and goals of the Companions is:

To give God permission to use the members however He wants.
To seek God's will and follow it.
To surrender fully to Jesus as Lord and Saviour
To regard Eucharist as the source of summet of their Catholic faith, and promoting its Exposition and Adoration.
To be Charismatic, including Spontaneous Praise. They also practice Spiritual Warfare when deemed necessary.
To honour Mary, the mother of Jesus.
To be loyal to the Magisterium.
To bring people into a personal relationship with Jesus as their saviour.
To lead a common life in a community, and encourage its growth.
To live a lives to focus on God, and their work for Him.
To aid the materially, mentally and spiritually poor.
To submit to local bishops.
To expect a group of men and women of a common vision to help with their ministry.
To devote themselves to a ministry with the laity.
To minister also to priests and seminarians.

[edit] Spirituality

The way that the Companions of the Cross live and serve can be summarized as:

Prayer - Which is both time spent in private personal prayer (minimum of one hour daily) and in groups together, the members pray together (praise and listening to God). This prayer tends to include spontaneous prayer and part of the Liturgy of the Hours.
Living in Community - Members live together in community. While recognizing each man's uniqueness, they together form one community, sharing experience, trials and joys.
Work - The community of the Companions is one dedicated to active service in their cities, especially in the inner core. They do the work assigned by their diocese which always involves evangelization. The community feels a special calling to the poor, and to youth.

[edit] Geography

The Companions of the Cross ministry in locations including Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Houston, Texas.

[edit] A list of priests in the community

Fr. Bob Bedard (Founder)
Fr. Scott McCaig (Moderator)

Fr. Rob Arsenault (Applicant)
Fr. Galen Bank
Fr. Daren Bryk
Fr. Francis Ching
Fr. Brian Christie
Fr. Tim Devine
Fr. Terry Donahue
Fr. Francis Donnelly
Fr. John Fletcher
Fr. Francis Frankovich
Fr. Jerry Gauvreau
Fr. Mark Goring
Fr. Dennis Hayes
Fr. Randy Hendriks
Fr. Pierre Ingram
Fr. Rick Jaworski
Fr. John Likozar
Fr. Allan MacDonald
Fr. Jim MacGillivray
Fr. Yves Marchildon
Fr. Michael Minifie
Fr. Charles Orchard
Fr. Christian Riesbeck
Fr. Ben St. Croix
Fr. Jeff Shannon
Fr. Michael Scherrey
Fr. Fernando Suarez
Fr. Marc Syrenne
Fr. John Vandenakker
Fr. Roger Vandenakker
Fr. Ed Wade
Fr. Sean Wenger