Category Archives: WRITINGS

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 Fr. Michel Courvoisier writes: “Nil linquendum est inausum … 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 “Spare no effort!” In 1818 Eugene wrote these … Continue reading →

Oblate Brothers share in the common priesthood of Christ. They are called to cooperate in their own way in reconciling all things in him (cf. Col 1: 20). Through their religious consecration, they offer a particular witness to a life … Continue reading →

As priests and Brothers, we have complementary responsibilities in evangelizing. Constitution 7 From the beginning, Oblates had one mission, and all participated in it according to their talents. Initially the Brothers supported the mission through common prayer and ensuring the … Continue reading →

As priests and Brothers, we have complementary responsibilities in evangelizing. Constitution 7 Initially the Missionaries had been founded as a society of priests to evangelize though preaching and sacraments. Two years later, when we became religious with vows, the element … Continue reading →

As priests and Brothers, we have complementary responsibilities in evangelizing. Constitution 7 Passionate as a cooperator of Jesus the Savior, Eugene brought together the first Oblate priests in 1816 to make this ideal a reality for themselves and for the … Continue reading →

We remember Eugene’s words that the Constitution and Rules are not a trivial unimportant thing, they are no longer simple regulations, merely pious directions; they are Rules approved by the Church after most minute examination. They have been judged holy … Continue reading →

Our love for the Church inspires us … In our hope for the coming of God’s reign, we are united with all those who, without acknowledging Christ as Lord, nevertheless love what he loves. (Constitution 6) Initially the Oblates were … Continue reading →

Our love for the Church inspires us … In our hope for the coming of God’s reign, we are united with all those who, without acknowledging Christ as Lord, nevertheless love what he loves. (Constitution 6) Despite his theological inflexibility … Continue reading →

Our efforts will be characterized by a genuine desire for unity with all who consider themselves followers of Jesus, so that, according to his prayer, all may believe that the Father has sent him (cf. Jn 17: 21) (Constitution 6) … Continue reading →