The Roman Catholic Church and I share the same goals, but we use different paths. Sometimes our missions make our paths cross, and at the junction we are going in the same direction. And we use each other to reach our goals.

Two ministries that are not on the poster’s list are The Mental Health Ministry and The Prison Ministry. Two ministries that I was involved in in the 80s and 90s, as a director (member of the board) of the family and friends of the person having mental illness (L’Apogée)and as an outreach worker for Outaouais Drug Addiction Intervention and Prevention Centre; I was visiting (full body contact) the Hull detention center. Today I am a member of the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (Christ-Centred Hope, Healing and Recovery in Canada) and a member of the CANADIAN CATHOLIC PRISON MINISTRY NETWORK and The Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition (CPMC).

Our mission is to continue the earthly work of Jesus Christ by glorifying God, leading all people to eternal salvation, spreading the Gospel message, administering the seven sacraments as channels of divine grace, and serving the poor, sick, and marginalized as an expression of Christian love by following the steps of St Francis of Assisi.

Brother Eric