Oblate Formation 
Posts concerning Oblate and Novice formation. These include articles which are also applicable to most Christians, whether Oblate or not. Additional articles on instruction of various parts of the Rule can be found under that category.
Conversion involves the whole person
. . . (St. John) Newman asks the question: What does faith have to do with life? It is a very pointed question for the situation of modern humanity, which tends to see religion, faith, the practice of faith as an aspect of life, an accessory to the many other parts of our lives. But… Read More ›
Offer ourselves and all we have to God
It should be our daily and frequent practice to offer ourselves and all we have to God, for His glory, in thanksgiving for His many blessings, in petition for the favors which we and others need, and in reparation for the sins which we and others commit. We should strive so to live and act… Read More ›
Stay close to Jesus to conquer temptation
Vatican City, Feb 26, 2012 / 07:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christ’s 40 days in the desert teach Christians that temptations can be overcome in life if we stay close to Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said Feb. 26. “Man is never wholly free from the temptation… but with patience and true humility we become stronger than… Read More ›
Conversion is never ending
For (St. John) Newman, conversion, as he understands it, is not a momentary event, that is, a once-in-a-lifetime, Paul-on- the-road-to-Damascus revelation. It is rather a way of life, and it affects us throughout our lives. Any attempt on the believer’s part to delineate a solitary event of conversion was contrived. Indeed, it contradicted the known… Read More ›
Conversion is a necessity because of the nature of the God we worship
Christians worship and pattern their lives on the example of Jesus Christ.Christianity is not a religion of the book or of ideas and ideals. Rather, it is a religion based upon a relationship with a person. Moreover, this person is not merely an interesting or inspiring historical figure. He is living, active, working and intimately… Read More ›
Suggested Reading for Lent
“On the days of Lent, from morning until the end of the third hour let them apply themselves to their reading, and from then until the end of the tenth hour let them do the work assigned them. And in these days of Lent they shall each receive a book from the library, which they… Read More ›
Look for the Church which the world hates
There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church—which is, of course, quite a different thing. These millions can hardly be blamed for hating Catholics because Catholics “adore statues;” because they “put the… Read More ›
Nations are subject to God and His Law
It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God, and to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in Holy Scripture, and… Read More ›
Oblate Commitments
At the last meeting a description of how Benedictine Oblates might best serve in the light of Vatican II was submitted for discussion. Using the Constitution and Guidelines for the spiritual life of Oblates, as approved by American Cassinese Federation, the following outline was developed. Oblates are reminded that these are goals they should strive… Read More ›
We must be willing to do more than expected
[Neither] the Virgin Mother nor Our Lord was obliged by the laws to which they submitted forty days after the birth of Jesus. But if they exempted themselves, they would give bad example to others who would not understand their reasons, and perhaps their action would be the occasion to others of disobeying laws by… Read More ›