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We are part of the worldwide congregation of priests and brothers called The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate who serve the poor in more than 60 countries on five continents.

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Reflecting Faith

  • And they, took off their outer robes … and washed the women’s feet! Sitting around the kitchen table at Dan and Joanne Friedt’s home last summer with Fr. Mike Dechant, OMI, the three of us (Mary Kieftendbeld, Joanne Friedt and Debbie Doornbos) told him about...

  • “For us in this Chapter, the two outstanding issues of hope in these times are the calls to care for our common home, and to grow in interdependence or communion.” Very recently, I received a surprise visit at The Star of the North Retreat House. ...

  • # 6. As a Chapter, we invite Oblates to respond to the call of Pope Francis to recognize that we are first and foremost a people advancing on its pilgrim way towards God (Evangelii Gaudium (EG) 111).   #20.3 In communion, we listen intently to the...