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With sadness but faith in the resurrection, we announce that our brother, Fr. Stanley Dombrowski, OSFS, passed away last night. He was a professed member of the Oblates for 43 years and an ordained priest for 42 years…
On October 5, 2025, the Oblates celebrated the closing Mass of the 150th anniversary celebration in Troyes, France, amongst the celebrations were several ordinations!…
This weekend, October 3 - October 5, is very special for the Oblates from around the world! Many of us are gathering in Troyes, France (where Br. Brisson and the Good Mother founded the Oblates)…
On September 26, 2025, Salesainum School, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales’ first apostolate in the United States, announced its largest gift in its history—and one of the most significant ever to a Catholic high school in the nation…
On Friday, September 19, 2025, Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, blessed the new addition to the Miracle League Field, dedicated in loving memory of Fr. Dan Gambet, OSFS…
On Saturday, September 13, 2025, Mr. Jonathan Dick, OSFS, was ordained into the diaconate at The Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C…
Last week, after a two-year journey of healing and rebirth, Our Mother of Consolation Parish School in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, reopened its doors. On September 6, 2025, an official dedication was held. Read more about the event and the newly redesigned school…
With sadness, but with faith in the Resurrection, we announce that our brother, Rev. Mark Mealey, OSFS, passed away at the age of 75 on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. He was a professed member of the Oblates for 56 years and an ordained priest for 46 years.
Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, Oblate and professor at DeSales University, organized a panel on Wednesday to discuss how faith and labor leaders can stand up for the environmental cause…
There’s nothing quite like hearing that someone has been digging through trash and thought of you! St. Francis teaches us to find “God’s goodness in all things.” How can we apply this to not the people we encounter?...
Newly canonized, St. Pier Giorgio Frassati exemplified the call to everyday holiness and “heart to heart” love. How is his life a reminder to strive to the heights of holiness even while fully immersed in the world?…
The Industrial Revolution transformed the way humanity understood work, but what does that mean for us as people of faith today? How can rediscovering the Salesian vision of “loving labor” help us see work once again as a path to holiness and joy?…
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Salesian Spirituality
A lived and lively tradition inspired by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) and St. Jane de Chantal (1572-1641). Salesian [Suh-leez-juhn] Spirituality emphasizes common sense and the power of doing little, ordinary, and everyday things for God and others with great passion and great love. It is a down-to-earth way of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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