Father Pierre of Saint Remy

Rebroadcast of the long running radio program, "The Ave Maria Hour", a presentation of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. www.AtonementFriars.org

“The Dark Holds No Terror” is a dramatic retelling of the story of Father Pierre of Saint Remy in France, who refused to break the seal of the confessional and was wrongly accused of murder, defrocked and sent to the notorious penal colony of Devils Island.  He proclaimed his innocence, but would say nothing more, and he was convicted. Hard labor at Devil’s Island meant hours of work in the jungle, felling trees or doing whatever else the authorities demanded. Malaria and other tropical diseases were constant companions. Father Pierre always did his share and more, helping those who were weaker to finish their assigned duties.