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An Oblate’s Homecoming
It was time to return home. After 9 years of formation and pastoral attachments, Fr Mathews Mukena OMI was ordained to priesthood on 2nd August,…
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Oblates in Appalachia Remembered
On Aug. 17, 2025, Holy Family Church, Pearisburg, VA celebrated its 60th anniversary of founding. The first 6 pastors, from 1965-1988, were Oblates. The founding…
A Sacred Step into Religious Life: Oblate Novices Profess First Vows
Oblate Novices Profess First Vows as Missionary Oblate On Friday, August 1, 2025, four Oblate Novices took a sacred step forward into their religious life.…
82nd Annual Novena to Our Lady of the Snows
Enter into Nine Days of Prayer, Healing, and Hope Video produced by Joe Astrouski The 82nd Annual Novena to Our Lady of the Snows is…
International Nelson Mandela Day
By Mike Viola Honor Mandela’s Spirit Through Acts of Kindness and Compassion When Archbishop Denis Hurley, OMI was a young boy, he lived for four…
Pope Leo: Hope is source of joy no matter our age
In his Message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly—celebrated each year on the Sunday nearest the feast of Jesus’ grandparents, Sts Anne…
Venerable Anthony Kowalczyk
Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, Brother Biography Brother Anthony Kowalczyk was born in Dzierzanów, Poland, on June 4, 1866. He was raised in the region of Silesia,…
“A Cross, A Meal, A Mission”: When Fr. Chicho Came to the Shrine
June 26, 2025 – Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows has always held stories within its…
U.S. Convocation 2025: Becoming Missionaries of Hope
For the first time since 2007, the U.S. Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is holding its triennial Convocation. Courage To Leave Nothing…
A Sacred Pause: Welcoming the New 2025-26 Novitiate Class of the Missionary Oblates
Left to right: Luis Enrique Gonzalez, Carlos Martinez, Jose Minz, Thomas Marchetti, Fr Ray Cook OMI, Comfort Mwanza, Fr Salvador (Chava) Gonzales OMI, Alfred Mutale…