OST Public Lecture 2024: Understanding Our Shared Charism
The Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies is delighted to welcome Fr. Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, O.M.I., Superior General, for a Public Lecture, “Understanding Our Shared Charism,” on February 17, 2024.
Franciscan Friars Select Oblate School of Theology For Seminarian Formation
SAN ANTONIO, TX: Franciscan Friars of the New Unified Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Select Oblate School of Theology For Seminarian Formation.
R.I.P: The Oblate Community in Heaven Welcomes Fr. Clarence ZACHMAN, OMI
On January 19, 2024, we bid farewell to Fr. Clarence ZACHMAN, OMI, the oldest Oblate in the world.
Fr. Louis STUDER, OMI, Named Oblate School of Theology’s 20th President
SAN ANTONIO, TX: Fr. Louis STUDER, OMI, former Provincial for the U.S. Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, has been named president of Oblate School of Theology.
Belleville : Oblates celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
As they do on most major Oblate feasts, on December 8, the Oblates from three different communities gathered at the Benedictine Living Center at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois.
An Oblate Life: Fr. Clarence turns 103
In just a few weeks, on November 2, our brother Oblate Fr. Clarence ZACHMAN will be celebrating his 103rd birthday. This year also marks his 75th anniversary of his ordination as an Oblate priest.
Provincial Council of the United States Province
On October 5, 2023, the Superior General
has received the consent of his Council for the appointment of the Provincial Council of the United States Province.
United States: Fr. Raymond COOK appointed Provincial Superior
On September 15, 2023, the Superior General received the consent of the Council for the appointment of
Fr. Raymond Clark COOK as Provincial of the United States Province for a first term.
Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies 2023 Public Lecture
Individuals can register to participate online, via Zoom Webinar, or in person.
150th death anniversary of a great Oblate Missionary – Fr. Pierre Yves Kéralum, OMI (1817–1872)
The 150th anniversary of the disappearance and death of Fr. Pierre (Pedrito) Keralum OMI in the dense brushland of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Carl Kabat, OMI, Noted Peace Activist Dies
UNITED STATES – Rev. Fr. Carl Kabat, OMI, a tireless opponent of nuclear weapons, died on August 4 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 88.
175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Oblate missionaries to the United States
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Oblate missionaries to the United States in 1847.