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- IT IS IN THIS STATE OF HOLY ABANDON THAT I WAITED
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- THE CUSTOM WAS TO ENCOURAGE, NOT TO APPROVE
- THE DECISIVE MOMENT WHEN THE POPE RECOGNIZED THE WORK OF GOD IN OUR CHARISM
- THE GOODNESS, THE PLEASANT MANNER AND COURTESY OF POPE LEO XII
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- Mildred March on A SUMMARY OF TEN YEARS OF OBLATE MINISTRY
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on FAITH-FOCUSED INVESTMENT GROUPS: A PRESENCE WHERE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE POOR ARE BEING MADE (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on VIVAT: A PRESENCE WHERE DECISIONS AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE POOR ARE BEING MADE (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on WE SHOW A VERY HUMAN FACE OF JESUS TO THE WORLD, ONE FULL OF COMPASSION AND SOLIDARITY (Rule 9a)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on JUSTICE, PEACE AND THE INTEGRITY OF CREATION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF EVANGELIZATION (Rule 9a)
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BEARING WITNESS IS NOT COMFORTABLE (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. ( Constitution 9) This statement reminds me of the words of Fr. Rossetti on the ministerial priesthood. These … Continue reading
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OUR LIFESTYLE IS OUR MESSAGE (Constitution 9)
While recognizing our own need for conversion, we bear witness to God’s holiness and justice. (Constitution 9) The Oblates, representing the entire Oblate Charismatic Family, gathered at the 2022 General Chapter spelt this out for us: Our pilgrim journey and … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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