Category Archives: WRITINGS

OUR PROPHETIC MISSION: MAKE THE WORLD OF THE POOR LESS LIKE HELL AND MORE LIKE HEAVEN (Constitution 9)

We are members of the prophetic Church. While recognizing our own need for conversion, we bear witness to God’s holiness and justice. We announce the liberating presence of Jesus Christ and the new world born in his resurrection. (Constitution 9) … Continue reading

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THE CALL TO PROPHETIC DYNAMISM (Constitution 9)

We are members of the prophetic Church. While recognizing our own need for conversion, we bear witness to God’s holiness and justice. We announce the liberating presence of Jesus Christ and the new world born in his resurrection. (Constitution 9) … Continue reading

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HOPE IS OUR WAY OF BEING IN THE CHURCH (Constitution 9)

We are members of the prophetic Church… We announce the liberating presence of Jesus Christ and the new world born in his resurrection. (Constitution 9) A prophetic Church hears, lives and communicates the heart and mind of God. Its prophetic … Continue reading

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A DEEP HOPE TO LEAVE THIS EARTH SOMEHOW BETTER THAT WE FOUND IT (Constitution 9)

We are members of the prophetic Church. While recognizing our own need for conversion, we bear witness to God’s holiness and justice. We announce the liberating presence of Jesus Christ and the new world born in his resurrection. (Constitution 9) … Continue reading

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BRINGING  ALL PEOPLE TO FULL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THEIR DIGNITY Constitution 8)

Awareness of our own shortcomings humbles us, yet God’s power makes us confident as we strive to bring all people – especially the poor – to full consciousness of their dignity as human beings and as sons and daughters of … Continue reading

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AS PILGRIMS, WE BEGIN A JOURNEY WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE END OF THE ROAD LOOKS LIKE, TRUSTING THAT GOD IS GUIDING US (Constitution 8)

To seek out new ways for the Word of God to reach their hearts often calls for daring; to present Gospel demands in all clarity should never intimidate us. (Constitution 8) The representatives of the Oblate Charismatic Family who gathered … Continue reading

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THE POOR TEACH US THE WAY OF HOPE, FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR THE WORLD (Rule 8a)

We will let our lives be enriched by the poor and the marginalized as we work with them, for they can make us hear in new ways the Gospel we proclaim. We must always be sensitive to the mentality of … Continue reading

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PILGRIMS AND WAYFARERS, ALWAYS READY TO SET OUT (Constitution 8)

To seek out new ways for the Word of God to reach their hearts often calls for daring; to present Gospel demands in all clarity should never intimidate us. (Constitution 8) The Church recognizes this quality in our Oblate Charismatic … Continue reading

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CONSTANTLY SEEKING NEW WAYS OF DARING TO PRESENT THE GOSPEL (Constitution 8)

To seek out new ways for the Word of God to reach their hearts often calls for daring; to present Gospel demands in all clarity should never intimidate us. Constitution 8 The description of his preaching by the great evangelist, … Continue reading

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NEVER INTIMIDATED BY THE CHALLENGE OF PRESENTING THE GOSPEL (Constitution 8)

We will always be close to the people with whom we work, taking into account their values and aspirations. To seek out new ways for the Word of God to reach their hearts often calls for daring; to present Gospel … Continue reading

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