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- 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)
- Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate on WALKING THE LINE BETWEEN PROPHETIC VISION AND SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE (CONSTITUTION 9)
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THE MISSIONARY: FRAGILE VESSEL
The missionaries were fragile persons and not all was rose-coloured in their life. Those who have been accepted into the Society may be sent away only for serious reasons on the request of the superior plus a two-thirds majority voted … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: IN THE APOSTOLIC SCHOOL OF JESUS
The founding generation looked to the future in its vision-document: Those who present themselves for admission into the Society will be tested in a novitiate until they finish their studies or are judged fit for the work of the missions. … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: OBEDIENCE
In order to be the “most united family” in the world, it was essential that all its members contribute to achieving this ideal: With regard to the Society each member assumes the obligation of living in obedience to the superior … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: MEMBER OF A FAMILY
The next three points of our first Rule seem very dry and technical, but underneath them is a wealth of feeling. On entering the Society, the Missionaries must resolve to persevere in it until the end of their lives. The … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY : EQUILIBRIUM AND COMPLEMENTARITY
Equilibrium and complementarity summarize the next section of our first Rule: The Missionaries will divide their group in such a way that while some strive in community to acquire the virtues and knowledge proper to a good missionary, others are … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: SHOW PEOPLE WHO JESUS IS AND BE A BRIDGE TO HELP THEM TO MEET HIM
A phrase that is almost in danger of passing unnoticed in the description of the life of the Missionaries is: “in preaching and in the direction of youth.” We came into existence for two clear missionary purposes: 1/ to preach … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: NOT A CLANGING CYMBAL WITH NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE TO OFFER
In their Rule, the missionaries note their desire to live a life of equilibrium that includes the importance of prayer and study so as not to be empty vessels with nothing to give when they are on mission: If they … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: THE ALL OR NOTHING OF RELIGIOUS LIFE
The undersigned priests … -have the honour of requesting from you the authorization to come together at Aix in the old house of the Carmelites which one of them has acquired; and to live there in community under a Rule … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: WHAT’S IN IT FOR HIM?
Having outlined the major points of their vision statement, they continue: The undersigned priests: … -and wishing to accomplish it in a manner as useful to themselves as it is advantageous for the people whom they propose to evangelize… Request … Continue reading
THE MISSIONARY: CALLED AND CONSECRATED FOR A TOUGH MINISTRY
The missionaries make it clear that they did not come together only to DO a most necessary ministry merely as a workforce, but that they answer a call from God which demands a response of consecration. It is a call … Continue reading