Br. Raymond La Grange was born in St. Albert, Canada, the second of seven children. Growing up, he attended Holy Family Parish in St. Albert. He earned a degree in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Alberta. Before entering the order, he volunteered for a year in a homeless shelter in New York with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. “I entered the order because I wanted to dedicate my life to the prayerful study and preaching of the Truth that is Jesus Christ.”