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Water, Please, Sir!
Water as a symbol for the Holy Spirit is especially helpful because we know water is essential for life. Let us be reminded how it is those who thirst for water who truly appreciate it...
Checking In
Live Jesus Ministries focuses on youth small group discipleship and utilizes check-in questions to help build comfort through sharing and listening to the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives. What check-in questions do we need to hear? ...
A Great Joy
We may have known him as an Augustinian or as Cardinal Prevost, but now we come to know him as Pope. In what ways can this election remind us of God's calling for us in the Church?...
Greeting God in One Another
On a recent visit to India, I was welcomed with gifts, including a shawl. How did being wrapped in this garment become a reminder of God’s presence and love?…
Nothing New Under the Sun?
During Pope Leo XIV’s homily on Sunday, he called for the respect of cultural and religious diversity. Where before have we heard of the mutual relationship between unity and diversity?...Read More
Of New Things
The former Cardinal Robert Prevost chose the name Leo to honor one of the first “modern” leaders of the Church, Pope Leo XIII, who was known as the “Pope of the working people.” What insight does this give into our new pope?...
Here and There
God wants to welcome all into His kingdom, but we need to begin working toward that here during our earthly lives. What we do in the here and now matters beyond the here and now. We waste so much in this world on fleeting pleasures, and we often forget where our eternal home is...
An Eggs-ample of Humility
Hard boiled eggs are a quick source of nutrition. However, making them can lead to unexpected experiences of humility. How can a kitchen mishap be a lesson in Salesian Spirituality?...
Profession Cross
Those discerning religious vocation need extra prayers. Years ago, some Oblates created a way of including our communities in praying for vocations. Find out what it is and how it was inspired!...
The Bells of Easter
Bells have always been part of the Christian tradition. After being silenced for Holy Week, they ring out to announce the Resurrection. When the bells ring, what do they call out to our hearts? What will you think the next time you hear them...
Post-Resurrection Déjà vu?
Throughout Lent, Fr. Muarry, OSFS, has been reflecting and writing about the teachings of Bl. Louis Brisson, OSFS, the founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Here he offers a quote and prayer from Bl. Brisson about Easter...
Life That Conquers Death: Easter Traditions of Ukraine
Be guided through Rome's Holy Week by Fr. Barry Strong, OSFS, Superior General of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales...
Whiteboard
Bells have always been part of the Christian tradition. After being silenced for Holy Week, they ring out to announce the Resurrection. When the bells ring, what do they call out to our hearts? What will you think the next time you hear them...
A Prayer for Easter
Throughout Lent, Fr. Michael Newman, OSFS, has been reflecting and writing about the teachings of Bl. Louis Brisson, OSFS, the founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Here he offers a quote and prayer from Bl. Brisson about Easter...
The Celebration of Lent and Easter in Rome
Be guided through Rome's Holy Week by Fr. Barry Strong, OSFS, Superior General of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales...
Inherit This Cross
All who are baptized in Christ have inherited the cross of Christ, and when Oblates take their first vows, we receive our profession cross. Crosses can be seen as burdens, but how can we be transformed when we learn to see our crosses as gifts?...
Walking Humbly Along the Way
As we progress through the days of Holy Week, we are reminded that Jesus did not pick those who had it “all figured out.” How can the journey of Jesus during the Easter Triduum continue to transform our struggles and our weaknesses?...
Better Now
Love of neighbor is on par with love of God and follows it immediately. When I entered the Oblates, my first superior, Fr. John Lehner, OSFS, was a great example of this. How can we learn from Fr. John's example of love, gentleness, patience, and meekness?...