His Excellency Raymond L Burke, Archbishop of St Louis
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF ETERNAL LIFE
The Most Reverend Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis has been an extraordinary spiritual gift to Eternal Life, and has generously accepted the obligations as our Spiritual Director. One of the world's leading authorities on Canon Law, His Excellency, among many other praiseworthy accomplishments, holds a Bachelor and a Master of Arts degree in Sacred Theology, a Bachelor and Master of Arts in philosophy, and the Doctorate in Canon Law.
His Excellency is
- Spiritual Director of Eternal Life
- Spiritual Director of the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association
- National Director of the Marian Catechist Apostolate
- Prelate of Honor of His Holiness John Paul II
- Member of the USCCB Pro-Life Committee
- Defender of the Bond of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (Roman Curia) by John Paul II
- Judge of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, and
- His Excellency has been appointed to investigate the Cause for Beatification and Sainthood of our own Father John Hardon,S.J, co-founder of Eternal Life, The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, the Marian Catechists and The Institute on Religious Life.
- President of the Board of Directors of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Archbishop Burke is the founder, with the permission and the Apostolic Blessing of Pope John Paul II, of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in LaCrosse Wisconsin. The Announcement of the Shrine Dedication was made on August 4, 2006. The Dedication of the Shrine is set for July 31, 2008, the sixth anniversary of the canonization of St. Juan Diego by John Paul II.
His Excellency holds many other positions of responsibility and authority and has written profusely on matters of the Faith, including many Pastoral Letters. Archbishop Burke's faithful and consistent teaching of the Faith is matched by his kindness, his courage, and his charity in teaching it.