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THANKSGIVING PAUSE TILL DECEMBER 1
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- 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
- I GENTLY REPROACHED HIM FOR HAVING FORGOTTEN MY REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT
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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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I can’t help but feel we all have so much to give thanks for, especially the community(s) that God has given to us. Most specially for St. Eugene sharing with us his spirit, his charism, his way of life. I pause for a brief moment and wonder where would I be if Eugene had not said yes and given his all as asked of by God? It is not that God would not have a plan for me, but rather a sense of this is what began and who God used, who He chose for me – there is immense joy and pride in that. 200 years of a very specific way of being, a way of looking at the world.
Imagine – 200 years of a way of being. I get excited when I think of celebrating more than 65 years of life, or 36 years of sobriety.
I give thanks to God for all that we have received. I am so very grateful and give thanks to Eugene, his oblation and to all Oblates whose life and mission has brought us to where we are today.
I begin each morning with the Lord’s Prayer. I think of it now. 200 years of life and mission. “Give us today our daily bread…” 200 years of life and mission – here I am nourished.
A special thanks to you Frank, for creating this sacred space where we come to learn and reflect, to pray and share . For so many of us, this is where we begin, and nourished and focused we move into our daily lives. Thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving.