{"id":3252,"date":"2016-10-05T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2016-11-24T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T22:00:01","slug":"our-founding-charism-today-living-next-door-to-the-poor-in-place-and-through-global-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3252","title":{"rendered":"OUR FOUNDING VISION TODAY: LIVING \u201cNEXT DOOR\u201d TO THE POOR IN PLACE AND THROUGH GLOBAL ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Action on behalf of justice, peace and the integrity of creation is an integral part of evangelization.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>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<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>CC&amp;RR, Rule 9a<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the previous reflection I spoke about Daniel LeBlanc working at the United Nations as part of VIVAT.<\/p>\n<p>VIVAT International is a coalition of religious congregations\u2026 The Oblate Congregation, and consequently, every individual Oblate, is an associate member of VIVAT. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/en\/content\/news\/2801\/vivat-holds-a-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/en\/content\/news\/2801\/vivat-holds-a-workshop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The impressive VIVAT website (<a href=\"http:\/\/vivatinternational.org)\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vivatinternational.org)<\/a> puts forward the goals and purpose of this association of religious congregations:<\/p>\n<p><em>VIVAT International focuses on issues dealing with human rights particularly in the areas of women, poverty eradication, sustainable development, and the culture of peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>VIVAT International has the following goals:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>To engage in advocacy and lobbying on issues of human rights, justice and peace at the headquarters of the United Nations (New York) and its Regional Offices and Desks in Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To promote networking and awareness raising among VIVAT members through the sharing and distribution of information on our areas of focus;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To glean the grassroots experiences and insights from its members and bring these to the attention of others, particularly the United Nations;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To provide a liaison for networking and collaboration with other agencies and NGOs;\u2026<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>We believe that the presence and long term experience of our members, in many and varied situations in the world, is an important resource for achieving these goals.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You asked me, \u201cWhat do the Oblates do? Well, that depends on the needs, from country to country, and it also depends on what that same reality lets you or does not let you accomplish\u2026 I do know Latin America, and there, the first thing the Oblates do is choose the poorest places to minister, where there is ongoing poverty. We ask the Bishop, \u201cWhich are the poorest places? Where is there the most need for missionaries?\u201d It is there that you will find the Oblates \u2013 in solidarity, physically with the poor, to become experts in understanding their problems. In the majority of the countries where we serve, there is what we know as Religious Communities Placed in the Midst of Poverty (CRIMPO, in Spanish). It is the first condition in which we put ourselves \u2013 to live \u201cnext door\u201d to the poor. This is also the preferred and privileged place to have our Oblate formation communities. We want our young Oblates to understand this dynamic of the incarnation of the same Lord Jesus, who was in solidarity with us in all things but sin.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0Gilberto Pinon OMI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Action on behalf of justice, peace and the integrity of creation is an integral part of evangelization. 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