| THE PRIESTS OF OUR PARISH |
 FR. LARRY DARNELL, OMV Pastor |
 FR. ED BROOM, OMV Associate Pastor |
 FR. JOHN LYONS, OMV Associate Pastor |
 FR. FERNANDO CUENCA, OMV Associate Pastor |
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:
- A deep personal relationship with Jesus, nourished and purified by the Word of God, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and especially the Eucharist.
- A total consecration to Mary.
- Fidelity to the Holy Father and obedience to the Church's Magisterium.
- A vowed life in community which is both prayerful and apostolic.
- Directing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and preaching parish missions.
- Formation of the Clergy.
- 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.
- Propagating the Catholic Faith through the printed word and various means of social communication.
- Missions.
- Formation of the Laity.
- Continual availability for offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Parishes.
The Venerable
FR. PIO BRUNO LANTERI
Founder of the
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
1759-1830
Their founder, Fr. Lanteri, wanted them to live in their religious houses as contemplatives, loving solitude and silence, so as to attend to prayer and study. Outside the house they are to be untiring apostles, who aim to be among the number of "those that have surrendered their lives for the name of the Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 15:26).