Faithful Companions of Jesus in the Field of Education in Brandon, Manitoba, 1883-1895 (Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus‪)‬

This paper endeavors to establish the reasons for the failure of a mission established by the Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus in Brandon during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Invited by Archbishop Tache, the sisters were to be part of a network of services to insure the transmission of Catholic values, culture and education in the Northwest. An examination of their work in education reveals anti-Catholic sentiment that was fueling the flames of a larger battle being fought throughout Manitoba as the rights of Catholics to a denominational education were being called into question. Cet article vise a identifier les causes de l'echec de la mission des soeurs, Fideles compagnes de Jesus de Brandon a la fin du dix-neuvieme siecle. Suite a l'invitation de l'archeveque Tache, les soeurs devaient faire partie d'un reseau de services visant a assurer la transmission des valeurs, de la culture et de l'education catholiques dans le Nord-Ouest. Un examen de leur oeuvre dans le secteur de l'education revele l'anti-catholicisme qui animait un combat plus general partout au Manitoba et qui remettait en question le droit a une education catholique.