of Ottawa were established at St. Timothy's Parish and York University Catholic Chaplaincy in Toronto, Ontario and Queen of Peace Parish in Houston, Texas. In 1999, the Companions of the Cross assumed leadership of the Catholic Charismatic Center in Houston. The Companions were formally established as a Society of Apostolic Life in 2003. Adapting new communication technologies for the purpose of spreading the gospel, the Companions of the Cross produce a media website called The New Evangelist, hosting videos, articles, church documents, and formation courses. In 2011, the Companions took over pastoral responsibility for St. Scholastica Parish in northwest Detroit, Michigan. They also assumed the Catholic chaplaincy at Wayne State University. The community's seminarians study at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and priests and seminarians reside at the Companions of the Cross House of Formation (Visitation House) on 17330 Quincy St. (formerly owned by the PIME Missionaries)in Detroit. The U.S. headquarters of the Companions was re-located from Houston, Texas, to Detroit. On January 7, 2014, Christian Riesbeck was appointed auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa by Pope Francis. He is the first Companion priest to be ordained to the episcopacy. Riesbeck was ordained to the priesthood on October 12, 1996, and consecrated bishop on March 19, 2014, at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa. The Companions' General Superior Scott McCaig said, "[I]t becomes his full time job," and "Rome releases bishops from any obligations to the constitution and rules of a community." Just over two years later, Scott was also elected to become a bishop by the Pope. "It is with great joy and gratitude to God that the Companions of the Cross announce that Fr. Scott McCaig CC has been named Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada by his Holiness Pope Francis." This occurred on April 8, 2016, and the ordination was held on May 31, 2016, from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. On September 2, 2016, the Companions elected Allan MacDonald as General Superior for a six-year term. MacDonald resigned as General Superior effective July 13, 2019, and was replaced by Michael Scherrey on an interim basis. During a General Assembly meeting in Detroit, Michigan, in January 2020, Roger Vandenakker was appointed as the new General Superior on January 31, 2020, for a period of six years. Vandenakker had most recently been the pastor at St. Timothy's parish in Toronto, Ontario, since July 2014. Spirituality Prayer - Which is both time