{"id":3244,"date":"2016-10-03T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T03:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3244"},"modified":"2016-10-03T03:48:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T01:48:36","slug":"our-founding-vision-today-finance-at-the-service-of-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3244","title":{"rendered":"OUR FOUNDING VISION TODAY: FINANCE AT THE SERVICE OF MISSION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Action on behalf of justice, peace and the integrity of creation is an integral part of evangelization.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Responding to the call of the Spirit, some Oblates identify themselves with the poor, sharing their life and commitment to justice; others are present where decisions affecting the future of the poor are being made.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Rule 9a<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since we are a missionary Congregation, the temporal goods of our Institute are, above all, at the service of the mission.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CC&RR, Constitution 150<\/em><\/p>\n

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Since the placement of the Congregation\u2019s funds is not unrelated to issues of justice, particular care should be taken that our investments do not support enterprises which exploit the poor or damage the environment, but rather those which benefit them in some way.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

R 150b<\/em><\/p>\n

Several years ago, many Oblate units entrusted the management of their financial resources to an entity called the Oblate Investment Pool.<\/em><\/p>\n

The initial mission of the OIP was twofold;<\/em><\/p>\n