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Saint Eugene’s dream of the Oblate Family being the most united family in the world is seen in his description of the 1837 General Chapter of his missionary family: The Chapter gave the image of a family, united around its … Continue reading →

Sometimes there is the temptation to regard the Oblate CCRR as an unimportant dull book of legal prescriptions. How wrong we are if we fall into this trap. The Oblate delegates at the Inter-Chapter affirmed this on the fourth day … Continue reading →

For 15 years our daily “St. Eugene Speaks” has been exploring his writings in chronological order. To mark the forthcoming bicenteary of our Papal approval I have paused the chronological reflections on his writings so as to focus on the … Continue reading →

In a report on the second day of the Inter-Chapter meeting in India we read: “In the afternoon, Fr. Robin Seelan, SJ, addressed the Oblates with a reflection on ‘reverence’ and its role in living synodality during the InterChapter. He … Continue reading →

Our mission puts us on constant call to respond to the most urgent needs of the Church through various forms of witness and ministry. (Constitution 7) This phrase certainly mirrors the spirit of Eugene and the first Missionaries! In their … Continue reading →

Our mission puts us on constant call to respond to the most urgent needs of the Church Constitution 7) At this moment, delegates representing every area of the Oblate world are gathered in India in a meeting that takes place … Continue reading →

203 YEARS AGO ON AUGUST 15, 1822 We go back to 1822. In the midst of all his concerns for the survival of his newly-founded Missionary family, Eugene celebrated the feast of the Assumption. It was a day which was … Continue reading →

Our mission puts us on constant call to respond to the most urgent needs of the Church through various forms of witness and ministry. (Constitution 7) Preaching missions at home and sending missionaries abroad have been traditionally central to our … Continue reading →

We will spare no effort to awaken or to reawaken the faith in the people to whom we are sent, and we will help them to discover “who Christ is” CC&RR, Constitution 7 Here we find our Oblate ministry spelt … Continue reading →

We will spare no effort to awaken or to reawaken the faith in the people to whom we are sent, and we will help them to discover “who Christ is”. Constitution 7 Eugene’s instruction to every member of his missionary … Continue reading →