Dictionary of Oblate Values

• CHARISM

  The Holy Spirit animates, renews and continually gives life to the Church in Christ in such a […]

• CHARITY

  CHARITY IN THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FOUNDER We cannot speak of Eugene de Mazenod’s charity solely in […]

• CHASTITY

  INTRODUCTION There is a wealth of written material treating of a great many aspects of celibacy for […]

• CHURCH

  INTRODUCTION THE CHURCH IN OBLATE SPIRITUALITY If someone were to ask us to define who is an […]

• COMMUNITY

  THE FOUNDER AND APOSTOLIC COMMUNITY From the time of his ordination in 1811 Father de Mazenod did […]

• CONSTITUTIONS AND RULES

  In the religious literature of the first centuries, the word “rule” (regula) means a way of life […]