 From 1904-7 he was subprior of Hawkesyard.In 1909 he passed the examination and examination in Sacred Scripture before the Biblical Commission in Rome and received a doctorate in sacred theology.In 1908 Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier, O.P., the 76th Master General of the Order of Preachers appointed Pope professor of New Testament Exegesis at the "Pontificium Collegium Internationale Angelicum", the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, "Angelicum" in Rome.