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Summertime: Vacations and Visitations
The best summer memories are often made not in the places we visit, but in the people we welcome. How might the Feast of the Visitation (observed each year on July 2) teach us to make every encounter a moment of God's presence?...
Looking Forward in Faith
Change brings a choice: cling to what is familiar or trust where God is leading. As the Oblates go through change and ask for God's guidance, the story of Lot and his family come to mind. How does it remind us of the importance of looking ahead in faith?…
The Call Forward
God asks us to let go of what is familiar and trust Him with what comes next. When change stirs fear, nostalgia, and hesitation in our hearts, will we keep looking back—or will we allow God to lead us forward in faith?...
A Legacy of Salesian Leadership - Fr. Chris Beretta, OSFS
We say goodbye to major figures at our Oblate high schools. In part one of this series, we highlight Fr. Chris Beretta, OSFS, who recently concluded his ministry as as principal of Salesianum School in Wilmington, DE…
A Legacy of Salesian Leadership - Fr. Geoff Rose, OSFS
We say goodbye to major figures at our Oblate high schools. In part one of this series, we highlight Fr. Geoff Rose, OSFS, and the Salesian legacy he leaves at St. Francis de Sales School in Toledo, OH.
Spiritual Fatherhood
A beloved line from Goodbye, Mr. Chips reminds us that a life devoted to others can make us fathers to hundreds. This Father’s Day, reflects on the blessings of being a spiritual father to generations of God’s children...
Cardiac Muscle
The cardiac muscle exists only in the human heart. One fascinating characteristic that it does not fatigue. In the Incarnation, Jesus shares with us a human heart. A heart fashioned to beat without ceasing. How can we work to put our hope in the Sacred Heart, where love never grows weary...Read More
Laying on of Hands, Passing on the Spirit
Last weekend, Oblate deacon Jonathan Dick was ordained a priest. Read how the Holy Spirit, the legacy of St. Francis de Sales and the vision of our founder, Blessed Louis Brisson, OSFS, was powerfully present.
Really Celebrating Summer
We welcome summer with festivals, parades, and seasonal traditions. How do our devotional festivities during this time express an essentially “apostolic” vision of life in this world? ...Read More
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Every Memorial Day, the story of the “Father Judge 27” is a reminder of the sacrifice of the young men who once walked the halls of Father Judge. How does their example of faith and selfless love live on today and inspire us to Live Jesus?...
Forty-Five Years of “Yes”: Life as an Oblate Brother
Tomorrow, May 1, is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, which is also Religious Brothers Day. It is a day that I definitely celebrate! Learn more about what it means to be an Oblate brother…
We are an Easter People
Nearly forty years after Pope John Paul II first proclaimed that “we are an Easter people,” his words still cut through the noise of today's world. How can we live not as people defined by darkness, but as witnesses to a hope and people of peace?...
Easter Every Day
For Christians, Easter is more than a day. How can we keep the celebration going for the next few weeks? Read how the power of the Resurrection can transform our every day lives...
Holy Days, Holy Week
The week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday has been set apart to help us reflect on the transformative story of our faith. How can we carry these lessons into our lives throughout the year...

