Oblate News
A View from Crewe of OLAC 2022
25 years on from the first meeting, the second Oblate Lay Associations Congress (OLAC) recently took place, from 27-29 May 2022. In a remarkable feat, regions from around the world came together, united by their Oblate charism, for an event that was years in the making. After two and a half years of preparation, we...
Bernie Colgan OMI celebrated 80th birthday in Brazil
Bernie Colgan OMI celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday in Rio De Janeiro Brazil 🇧🇷 where he has been a Missionary all his life. There was a Mass to celebrate the date and his more than 40 years of service to the diocese of Duque de Caxias in the state of Rio de Janeiro....
Fr Edward (Ned) Carolan OMI
Dear friends, please pray for Fr Ned Carolan OMI who has died. Carolan. Fr. Edward (Ned) O.M.I. (House of Retreat, Inchicore and formerly Killinkere, Co. Cavan) – May 29th 2022. Very peacefully in the wonderful care of staff at Kiltipper Woods Nursing Home. Predeceased by his sisters Mary, Annie and Rose, brothers Pat and...
Day 3 of OLAC2022: A new sense of mission
And with that, it was all over! For the best part of eighteen months and since our planning began for the participation of the Anglo-Irish Province – England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland – in the worldwide second Oblate Lay Associations Congress (OLAC), talking about an event taking place at the end of May 2022 always...
Day 2 of OLAC2022: Connecting with the global Oblate family
If food be the music of life, play on! So Shakespeare wrote all those years ago. And there is no doubt but that what we eat can play a big part in how we can enjoy our time – or otherwise. I have spent over 40 years going to Lourdes with the pilgrimage and when...
Day 1 of OLAC2022: Celebrating the Oblate communities around the world
So already, day one is over. After all the hassle of travelling yesterday, I went to bed, happy that at last I am here, that I have settled into my room, and awoke early, having had a reasonably good night’s sleep. There was a ‘social event’ last evening, but I decided that the wiser choice...
OLAC2022 is off to a lively start in Kokotec, Poland!
The OLAC2022 meeting in Koktec, Poland, is off to lively start! The delegates from the various European regions have arrived and are looking forward to the next few days together and delving into what it means to be “Living as Oblate People”. This video was recording of a lively Polish dance as part of ‘getting...
Arrival in Poland for OLAC2022
An early morning start! The alarm went off at 4:55am and even in the few moments of grogginess that is part of the waking up process, I was aware that, ‘today is the day.’ Almost eighteen months ago, Fr Oliver invited me to be one of the representatives of the Oblate lay people from Ireland...
Taking Part in the 2nd OLAC 2022 in the Anglo-Irish Province
Taking Part in the 2nd OLAC 2022 in the Anglo-Irish Province of Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and the district of Denmark Covid-19 changed how we think and act both locally and globally and in the Oblate family, we seek to leverage the challenges and the opportunities that the pandemic has brought us. As Pope Francis...
Mary Our Mother – Daily Meditations during the Month of May
Welcome to the Month of May! For the next 30 days you will be given new insights in to the wonderful mystery behind our Lady. Each day at 7pm, we invite you to join members of Saint Joseph’s Parish Community in Colwyn Bay, Wales, as they delve into and present different aspects of Our...
