Father François Bandet, EP
Father François Bandet EP, born in Rantoul, (Illinois, USA) in 1962, is a French-Canadian from the city of Chicoutimi (Québec). After 35 years as a consecrated layman in the Catholic Community of the Heralds of the Gospel, he was ordained a priest on July 22, 2009 for the Clerical Society "Virgo Flos Carmelii". He obtained a licentiate (2009) and a doctorate (2015) in Fundamental Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (Italy) and a licentiate (2021) in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo (Brazil). He collaborates with the Thomist magazine "Lumen Veritatis" and is currently a missionary in Brazil.
Biography
Fr. François Bandet EP, was studying cinematography at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, when he first came into contact in October of 1981 with the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. The statue had miraculously shed tears in New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) in July 1972 and was then traveling around the world inviting people to conversion and to a return to Christ. Having been brough up in a conservative Catholic family that lived the daily message of Fatima, this encounter with the Pilgrim Statue inspired Fr. Bandet to dedicate himself entirely to spreading the message of Fatima and working for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Having put aside his cinematographic studies he embarked as a missionary of Fatima that brough him over the following years to evangelize communities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, France, Spain and Italy. This allowed him to increase his language skills from his fluent childhood French and English to also learn to speak Portuguese, Italian and Spanish.
After having finished his philosophical and theological studies with the Heralds of the Gospel in São Paulo, Brazil, he was ordained a deacon in 2007 by His Eminence Cardinal Bernard Francis Law in the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (Rome) and ordained a priest in 2009 by the Most Reverend José Maria Pinheiro, bishop of Bragança Paulista, in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Caieiras, Brazil).
At the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Father Bandet studied under Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., Salvador Pié-Ninot, William Henn, ofmcap, and Donath Hercsik, S.J. His Licentiate Thesis in theology was intitled: “L’esistenza umana e il suo senso alla luce della teologia di Juan Alfaro” and was moderated by Carmelo Dotolo (2007). His Doctoral Thesis entitled: “Maurice Blondel et Juan Alfaro : à la quête du sens de la vie” was moderated by Carmen Aparicio Valls (2015). In 2021 he obtained his Licientiate in Philosophy at the Centro Universitário Ítalo Brasileiro in São Paulo, Brasil, which was entitled: “O homen e seu destino segundo a filosofia de Maurice Blondel” and the moderator was Luiz Felippe Matta Ramos.
From the year 2010 to 2013 he served as rector of the church of San Benedetto in Piscinula (Rome, Italy) where his language skills came in handy welcoming the many international pilgrims who would visit this historical house of worship.
Today Father Bandet serves as a counselor for pilgrims and for youth at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and at the College of Thabor (Caieiras, Brazil). He is also involved in the pastoral activities of the Parish of Our Lady of Graces (Mairiporã, Brazil) where he takes spiritual care of the poor and needy of the community of Santa Inês.
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What can be said about St. Joseph? Consider his mission: chosen to be the true Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the masterpiece of all creation, the Queen of Angels, the Mother of God! Chosen to be the true virginal Father of Jesus Christ, the Word Incarnate, the King of kings and the Lord of lords! Chosen to be the Patriarch and Protector of the Holy Catholic Church!
The greatest of all saints after Mary, St. Joseph is also a father to each one of us. Being the father of Christ, he is also the father of the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.
Msgr. João Clá Dias, Founder of the Heralds of the Gospel said that the devotion to St. Joseph is more important in our days than ever before. As the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary approaches, as the Mother of God promised at Fatima in 1917, the role of the Universal Patron of the Church is more urgent than ever. He has a very special mission in our day and in the future, in the restoration of the original splendour of the Holy Mother Church.
In this course on “The Life and Glories of St. Joseph”, Fr. François Bandet leads you on a spiritual journey to the heart of the mystery of the providential role of St. Joseph: in the Incarnation and Redemption, in the life of the Church, in the future battles of Christianity, and in the lives of each and every one of us!
What is courtship, or dating, really about? How should a person decide if it’s the right time to start dating? How should the relationship develop? If such questions nag at you as you take steps in your own life, or seek to prepare your children for marriage, then you’ve found the right course!
In five dynamic videos on the principles and values that should guide Catholic courtship, this course examines the purposes and benefits of this phase. Together, we will tackle common doubts on dating, in the light of Catholic doctrine, principles of spirituality and psychology, and the instructor’s life experience.
Join us for this sequence and see how the Catholic approach to courting can save you from common pitfalls and prepare you for a happy marriage!
If you are planning on get married, you probably want to do so based on a free and intelligent choice. If you are already married, you may be looking to enhance your married life by increased awareness of the duties of your state. Even if you are not married and perhaps have no intention of marrying, you may be interested in viewing the topic of Matrimony from an intellectual perspective for doctrinal enrichment.
Matrimony is a fascinating topic that often generates discussion and is rarely well-explained. If you are seeking to understand it better, for whatever reason, then this course will captivate you from beginning to end!
In these five video-lessons, I will be presenting a full-scope vision of marriage that, I hope, is exactly what you need to make a decision, improve your life, or simply broaden your doctrinal culture.
Let’s investigate marriage issues together, in the light of Holy Scripture, the principles of natural law, and the timeless doctrine of the Catholic Church.
If you are a parent, or want to be, and you desire to raise your children well, because you realize that parenting is a God-given mission, access this course!
Throughout these five video-classes you will have the opportunity learn how to love your children with an authentic love. And you will become familiar with the principles that ought to guide a child’s upbringing — all based on Holy Scripture and the ever-current doctrine of the Church.
