Mission Stories
Zambia to Mexico helping the poor and those in need
On May 09 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor 1 Comment
He was born in Sananga in the Western Province of Zambia on the banks of the great Zambezi River. He grew up there in a Franciscan Capuchin parish until high school age. Today, Father Francis Kabika, O.M.I. is the first...More »
A mission serving the materially poor
On Apr 18 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged la morita, san eugenio clinic by OMIEditor Leave a comment
For I was … ill and you cared for me ….” The Casa San Eugenio, in the Oblate Mission of La Morita, Tijuana, started as a response to the painful fact of a high rate of infant mortality during the...More »
Human, Christian, Saint
On Apr 12 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor Leave a comment
For over two centuries Oblate Missionaries have served the poor and those in need around the world. What does it take to be a missionary and understand how to make a difference in the life of those you serve? A...More »
When The Wolves Came
On Apr 11 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged fr. peifer omi, patricio espinoza, when the wolves came by OMIEditor Leave a comment
Fr. Ted Peifer’s “When The Wolves Came” is the title of a documentary about his missionary work to premiere this coming May in San Antonio, Texas. The film is based on Oblate Father Francis Theodore “Ted” Pfeifer, O.M.I., who served...More »
“La Morita” So Close. Yet… So Far!
On Feb 24 in Mission Stories, Missions News, Video Gallery tagged a morita, la morita mission # mision san eugenio, oblate missions, oblates, OMI, patricio espinoza by OMIEditor Leave a commentLa Morita is a community south of the California, Mexico border. Here Oblate Missionaries serve more than 250,000 people. This video is dedicated to them, and to Oblate Missionaries who serve around the world, and to those who make it...More »
Missionary Oblates 150th Anniversary Lesotho, Africa
On Feb 14 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor Leave a comment
The year 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Lesotho. Lesotho is located near the extreme South East corner of the African Continent, and completely surrounded by the Republic of South...More »
Oblate honored for ministering to the poor through video
On Jan 23 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor Leave a comment
Oblate Fr. Eduardo “Ponpon” Vazquez has received a journalism award in the Philippines, but he’s not a journalist. Fr. Ponpon is the founder of i-WatchOMI, a media outfit under the Oblate Communications Philippines. i-Watch produces documentaries that draw attention to...More »
Beatification of Oblate Spanish Martyrs
On Dec 28 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged martires oblatos, oblate spanish martyrs by OMIEditor Leave a comment
The Beatification of twenty-two Oblate Spanish Martyrs, and one layman who were executed during the 1936 Spanish Civil War took place Saturday, December 17th in Madrid, Spain. On July 20, 1936, churches and convents were again set on fire, especially...More »
The “Undocumented Christ”
On Nov 14 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor 1 Comment
In 2004, a mysterious life-size and perfectly preserved statue of Jesus Christ was found in a sandbar in the middle of the Rio Grande River in an area where four Mexican immigrants later drowned. The statue was found by the...More »
Oblates for Life
On Sep 21 in Mission Stories, Missions News tagged by OMIEditor 1 Comment
Share the emotions and significance of a special day when two Oblates take perpetual vows as Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Bro. Sydney Musonda, OMI from Zambia and Bro. Raymond Cook, OMI from Massachusetts talk about their journeys of faith,...More »
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