Mission Stories
Faith… Lourdes Grotto, San Antonio, Texas
On May 15 in Mission Stories, Missions News, Video Gallery tagged gurta de lourdes san antonio texas, oblate missions, padre saturnino lajo by OMIEditor 2 CommentsMementos of faith captured during a special celebration for Mother’s Day at Oblate Missions Lourdes Grotto & Guadalupe Tepeyac in San Antonio, Texas. Every year the traditional celebration brings over one thousand people to the Grotto. Photos by Bernessa Jakle...More »
Zambia to Mexico helping the poor and those in need
On May 09 in Mission Stories, Missions News, Testimonials tagged by OMIEditor 1 CommentHe 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 »
Oblate serves with “forgotten” people
On Apr 19 in Mission Stories, Missions News, Testimonials tagged by OMIEditor Leave a comment
The Rohingya people are refugees from Burma who live in among extreme human rights violations. Thousands have been imprisoned for no reason at all, and their struggle continues today. Recently we received word from Brother Bernard Wirth, OMI, a 40...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 »
Video: 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 commentFr. 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 »
Remembering The Oblate Martyrs of Spain
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. This November 28th, we remembered them with a special ceremony at Oblate Missions...More »
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