In a Spirit of Celebration It’s party time at the Oratory! It’s already been 10 years since Brother André was canonized. What cherished memories and what an awareness of...
Jean-Pierre Aumont, c.s.c.
The Love of God Within the Heart’s Reach
The Love of God Within the Heart’s Reach In 1922, George Ham, a journalist from Maclean’s magazine, came to the Oratory to write a story about Brother André. A...
Saint Brother André and Devotion to Saint Joseph
Saint Brother André and Devotion to Saint Joseph When Brother André entered the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1870, the community had already been established in Montréal for 23...
Trusting
Trusting One day in 1998, I received a letter from Alicia, a Friend of Brother Andre. Alicia lived in Aguascalientes, a village in Mexico. “From this village so far...
“Saint Joseph was good to me.”
“Saint Joseph was good to me.” One day early in the year, after Mass, an older woman in a wheelchair made a gesture to call me over. She handed...
Becoming rich in the sight of God
Becoming rich in the sight of God Brother André, whose 10th Anniversary of canonization will be celebrated this year, had, like many people still today, his share of misery...
With a heart full of hope
With a heart full of hope One day I was visiting an old friend of mine. Long before I met her – when she was a mother of eight...
Discovering Our Inner Strength
Discovering our inner strength One day, Jesus led the apostles up a high mountain and he was transfigured in their presence. A voice was heard, “This is my beloved...
A Tribute to Caregivers
A caregiver’s belief is an immense yes to life Dear friends, well before the pandemic, the people that are now called guardian angels were already embodied in home caregivers,...