Then & Now

Father Charles Beausoleil, O.M.I.

Father B spent fifteen years in school work, including mathematics at a Community College in Pineville WV, while pastoring two parishes in the heart of the coal country.

He served parishes in Tennessee, Connecticut, Florida, and the Virginia's

Presently stationed in Lowell at Saint Joseph the Worker Shrine, He finds the ministry of reconciliation especially rewarding. “My life as an Oblate these fifty years has been enriching. Each new assignment brings diversity and wonder, challenge and excitement. Certainly, the first fifty was fun.”

Then & Now

Father Joeseph C. Rheault, O.M.I

Father Rheault is now just plain, Joe Rheault, having left the priesthood.

Despite coaching track and cross-country, Joe never really ran; that is, not until he turned 60 years of age. That’s when he ran, and won, his first race. Since then, he has been running continually, having run in 8 marathons. Even at age 79, he continues to run and his mantle is loaded with a display of metals and plaques from his numerous victories.

He is currently in a nursing home outside of Boston.