Biography

1. Hello, For those who do not know me, my name is Richard L’Archer and I am a priest and a member of the Voluntas DeiInstitute (Will of God Institute). I am an Educator and a Public Speaker on spiritual Matters. Father Louis-Marie Parent, is the Founder of a large spiritual family: The Voluntas Dei Institute, the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, the Volunteers of God and the Missionary Recluses of Jesus and Mary. To all of us, he left an extraordinary spiritual heritage.   For me, this heritage has permitted me to get on the Highway of Happiness. Does this Highway interest you? Then, click anywhere, to continue! • I was born in Quebec city, QC, Canada. I feel privileged to have studied part of my philosophy at Laval University, in Quebec, and part at the College of Dominicans, in Ottawa. I graduated with a Bachelor and a Master Degree in Theology from Laval University. But studies are never really over. There is always more to learn. Biography

2. Come and join me on the Internet For a Human and Spiritual Growth Formation, entitled: A Spiritual Heritage to Share! Imagine, a virtual classroom into which you enter with your computer. From all over the World, you will be able to ask questions, raise your hand and write comments. A real classroom! And LIVE, YES, LIVE! All you’ll need, besides a computer, will be an Internet connection and an open heart to tenderness. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! I come from a family of six. I am the fourth child. My mother had thirteen brothers and sisters out of which six entered religious life.   I spent the Sundays of my childhood visiting Monasteries. I take that as a gift!   Those visits taught me my Faith and I have come to love it. My life gives a particular colour to my animations and conferences. I think people enjoy them… Biography

3. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! The Holy Spirit, Benedict XVI and the Universal Church invite us to a New Evangilization. During eight years, I deepened my knowledge of Faith mentored by persons strong in formation that transmitted to me Love for Christ and for his Church. In the Jubilee of 2000, I became a member of the Voluntas Dei Institute. Thank You, Lord!   The Human Being is at the core of all my formation sessions and conferences. Pope John-Paul IInd invited us also and going back further, John XXIIIrd did the same through the Vatican II Council! Biography In that spirit of the New Evangelization, I invite you to join me, live on the Internet, for a series of formation sessions.

4. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! Five meetings from March 2013 to June 2013, with two meetings in April. You will find the description of each theme and the exact dates at the end of this Slide Show. In 1994, I joined a Spanish Class in the Dominican Republic to acquire a third language. I also taught in Cameroun, Africa, with the Marist Brothers. It was a Magnificent Experience, I thank them for it! Some appreciations will follow… Biography It will be easy, pleasant and from your own home!

5. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! This series of Five Formation Sessions is addressed to all Spiritual Children of Father Parent and others searching for tools to live peace in them and around them. Between 2004 and 2005, we followed a formation with Father Richard L’Archer. What a privilege to have met a person so inspiring by his words and his ways of doing. With his head, his body, his heart and his soul, this messenger of God presented himself with integrity revealing the God of eternal LOVE. We wish that all, Christian or not, live such a journey. Only God knows all the blessings one can receive through such an exceptional person and we are thankful to God for it! Liette and Serge Levac Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord North Bay So, please, do not hide this information under the bushel! Send it to all the people, specially those between 20-40 years old searching for tools that will get them on the Highway of Happiness. Maybe, some of those persons will thank you, one day, who knows… ! Appreciations

6. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! All Formation sessions are given in English and in French. Thank You, Father in Heaven, for Fr. Richard. Through his homilies and formation, we have rediscovered our thirst for God. Since then, thisPresence of God is the Well of our lives.The Magnificat Booklet has become the tool that nourishes our daily prayer. The sharing with Fr. Richard helps us to pray and search for the Love of God in us and around us. Now dwells, in our hearts: peace, joy, harmony and serenity. God was looking for us, we were looking for Him and, we met… Renel and Cécile Berard, Winnipeg, MB The hours of Formation try to respect the change in time: (Please forgive the inconvenience that this may bring) Time in the Maritimes: 8h30 à 22h Time in Quebec: 7h30 à 21h Time in Manitoba 6h30 à 20h Appreciations

7. A Spiritual Heritage to Share! Offer yourself and all others a beautiful gift for this Year, 2013. What am I saying? A gift for life, The Highway of Happiness! SPREAD THIS MESSAGE! This formation should help you review your Lifestyle! I am 82 and I have 55 years of priesthood. I have often celebrated the Eucharist with Richard. He integrates the reality of daily life into the Liturgy of the Mass with a particular talent. His personal prayers emerge from his Heart of Fire bringing beauty to the greatness of the Liturgy. He is seriously concerned with applying in his life the Virtue of Service that he teaches. He serves everyone truthfully, faithfully and freely. L’abbéEugèneRaimbault, MB, Canada Appreciations

8. THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THIS INVITAITON! The suggested cost for the whole series of formation sessions is $75. But for the Voluntas Dei Members, The Council has committed to pay $45. and is suggesting a gift of only $30. per registration. Thank you to the Members of the Canadian District Council. If you cannot pay this amount, just offer what your conscience is telling you, but do not miss out on this formation just on account of money. Everything will stay confidential. I leave it to your discretion! Important See the next slides, for a description of each theme

9. Description of each theme 1 : To Recognize the Heritage of God To identify our participation in the rich heritage of divine life presented in three parts. The first divine heritage, God givesit, that of being created in his image and likeness. The second, hecallsus to it, this is our baptismal vocation. The third heritage, he offersit to us, that is our lives commitment. 2 : To Welcome the Heritage of Father Parent To understand the heritage of Father Parent articulated in two indissociable parts consisting of our Voluntas tradition and the writings of Father Parent. We will broach the topics of the charism, the 5-5-5, the motto, the apostolic objective, the essential values and commitments. Not to forget the importance of this so-called tradition of our Institute. 1: To Recognize the Heritage of God It wouldbe good to beatthis first meeting for itis basic. I could have written: « How have we been created to be capable of recognizingGodwhen He revealsHimself to us?  » 2: To Welcome the Heritage of Father Parent Quiteoften, the members mention the difficultytheyfind in presentingclearly and simply the Spiritual HeritagethatFather Parent has left us. So wewill look atourheritage and come to love it and know it by heart. More about the themes

10. Description of each theme 3 : To Share Proudly our Heritage To draw from the spiritual heritage of Father Parent a permanent human and spiritual growth that is consistent and coherent. In whatever realm this might be, it is not enough to distinguish his tools. It is necessary to have a skill of using them in an adequate way. Thus, it is essential to us to know well our tools « by heart » and to know how to use them adequately. In this way, we will be in a position to share and offer our spiritual heritage to the world. 4 : A Heritage that Plunges us into the Gospel To grasp the close connections between the Gospel and our spiritual heritage. In fact, the more we will appropriate the spiritual heritage of Father Parent, the more we will be able to identify ourselves with the spirit of the Beatitudes and each page of the Gospel. How to use well the tools of our heritage in order to arrive there? We will see . . . 3: To Share Proudly our Heritage Now that we have learned to name for ourselves the Heritage that we have received, we will look at how we can share it proudly. You will see that if we are proud of our Heritage, sharing it will become very easy. 4: A Heritage that Plunges us into the Gospel To live the Heritage of Father Parent is like diving into each page of the Gospel. You’ll see yourself being a true disciple of Jesus relating to all his teaching. You will be plunged into the Gospel. More about the themes

11. Description of each theme 5 : To Become the Heritage… We should not limit ourselves to just putting into practice our heritage. It is necessary « to become this heritage. » These next two hours on the internet will be a time for internalizing and integrating our belonging to this spiritual heritage. Be ready and inclined to live this heritage with all its richness and requirements to the best of your abilities. There is where the challenges and the stakes of our consecration arise. 5: To Become the Heritage… When love is true and profond, it is impossible not to become one with the loved one, whether it is a person or an element. A man and a woman become one, the musicien becomes one with his musical instrument. We are called to love our Heritage so much as to become one with it. More about the themes

12. Dates for each sessions are: Thank you on my own behalf, but mostly on behalf of all the people that will enter this Highway of Happiness because you were kind enough to send them this Slide Show. Thank you also to all Volunteers forming this team supporting in many ways this Project. Thanks to Robert Lebel for allowing me to use his music for this Slide Show. Thank you God for using us as your Messengers of Love. Let us share this message and be proud of it! Many Thanks Free registration for the First Formation, click on www.robertlebel.com YES !