ABOUT THE PRIESTS
The priests who staff St. Peter Chanel Parish are members of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. The Oblates of the Virgin Mary are a religious Congregation of priests and brothers. Adhering faithfully to the directives of their founder, the Venerable Pio Bruno Lanteri, they are committed to deepening their communion with the Three Divine Persons and to bring all they meet into that communion.

They propose to do this through:
1. A deep personal relationship with Jesus, nourished and purified by the Word of God, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and especially the Eucharist.

2. A total consecration to Mary.

3. Fidelity to the Holy Father and obedience to the Church's Magisterium.

4. A vowed life in community which is both prayerful and apostolic.


Their apostolic labors, responding to Pope John Paul II's call to work for the new evangelization, include:
1. Directing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and preaching parish missions.

2. Formation of the Clergy.

3. Defending and proclaiming the Catholic Faith - as faithfully safeguarded and authentically expounded by the Magisterium of the Church - and combating modern errors opposed to it.

4. Propagating the Catholic Faith through the printed word and various means of social communication.

5. Missions.

6. Formation of the Laity.

7. Continual availability for offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

8. Parishes.