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- IT IS IN THIS STATE OF HOLY ABANDON THAT I WAITED
- EUGENE PLACED THE RULE AT THE TOMB OF PETER AND IMPLORED HIM AND SAINT PAUL AND THE OTHER HOLY POPES WHO ARE BURIED IN THE SAME PLACE, TO ACCEPT AND BLESS THEM.
- 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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CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE LOCAL CULTURE (C7)
We have as our goal to establish Christian communities and Churches deeply rooted in the local culture and fully responsible for their own development and growth. (Constitution 7) During the missionary expansion in Eugene’s time, hardly anyone understood this principle. … Continue reading
THE LIBERATING POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD (C7)
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
OUR REFLECTION ON SCRIPTURE FINDS ITS FULLNESS IN THE SACRAMENTS (C7)
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
COMMUNITY RETREAT
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
CHEW THE WORD OF GOD (C7)
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
A LISTENING HEART TO COME TO A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAVIOUR WHOM WE LOVE AND WISH TO REVEAL TO THE WORLD (C7)
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
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YOU SHOW ME THE WAY I SHOULD FOLLOW, AND GIVE ME THE DESIRE TO FOLLOW IT (C7)
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
ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION: THE POOR WITH THEIR MANY FACES, WE GIVE THEM OUR PREFERENCE (C5)
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
THE MUTUAL VOCATIONAL CALL TO THE CHARISM WITHIN THE OBLATE FAMILY
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
OUR CONSTITUTIONS AND RULES: A GOD-GIVEN PATH OF HOPE AND COMMUNION FOR THE ENTIRE OBLATE FAMILY
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