Category Archives: WRITINGS

Our mission puts us on constant call to respond to the most urgent needs of the Church through various forms of witness and ministry, but especially through proclaiming the Word of God which finds its fulfilment in the celebration of … Continue reading →

To put ourselves increasingly at the service of God in his people, we will set aside special times each month and each year for deeper personal and community prayer, for reflection and renewal. One week each year will be spent … 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, but especially through proclaiming the Word of God… Constitution 7   In proclaiming the Word, it … 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, but especially through proclaiming the Word of God… Constitution 7 In his Diocesan Pastoral Letter on … 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, but especially through proclaiming the Word of God… Constitution 7 The very first two constitutions are … Continue reading →

These are the poor with their many faces; we give them our preference (Constitution 5)   Action on behalf of justice, peace and the integrity of creation is an integral part of evangelization. (Rule 9a) Eugene’s life was dedicated to … Continue reading →

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 →