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PRÆFATIO
HISTORIA
VITA ET MISSIO
¿Cómo formar comunidad?
La comunidad de distrito: historia de la fórmula, oportunidades y riesgos
Le choix communautaire de la délégation oblate du Sénégal
The Forgotten Portion: a Brother’s Reflection on Community
FAMILIA OBLATA
Notas de una música: la comunidad de laicos oblatos en Mesina
Un seul cœur et une seule âme pour annoncer la bonne nouvelle: Oblats et laïcs de Cengkareng
DOCUMENTA
“The Community of Aix was truly a family” - Bishop Jacques Jeancard
My intellectual itinerary. Annotated bibliography
Las referencias a Dios y Jesús en nuestras CCRR
HISTORIA
Between observance and fraternity: ideas of the Oblate Religious Community, 1926-1972
SUMMARY
- This article offers an overview of reflections concerning community, discussed
among Oblates between 1926 and 1972. The year 1926 was celebrated as the 100th anniversary
of the approval of the Constitutions and Rules, and the year of their
substantial revision. In 1966 the Oblates celebrated the 150th anniversary of
their Foundation, and once undertook a substantial revision of their
fundamental text. Between those two dates – 1926 and 1966 – a significant
change in perceiving community life was noticed among the Oblates. According to
the early questionnaires of the canonical visitations and the acts of such
visits, community life was based principally on religious observance and
fidelity to detailed prescriptions of the Rule. Since 1950 there was growing
dissatisfaction with this notion. The Oblates started to express their wishes
for a more fraternal and straightforward collaboration in the apostolic
initiatives and a sharing of faith and values within a community. The General
Chapters of 1966 and 1972, as well as articles published by the Oblates during
those years prove, that the Congregation faced a period of transition and
looked for a deeper experience of community life as the foundation of an
expected renewal. This attitude also fostered a growing decentralization of
Oblate life and a move from a unified Congregation towards more diversified
experiences, which were valued and appreciated. However, despite the high ideals
and ambitious expectations the atmosphere of confusion and insecurity persisted
and the search for a true Oblate community, adapted to the contemporary world
and at the same time meaningful as the religious experience, continued. A text
written by Fr Soullier in 1894 serves as the counterpoint to those
deliberations and a thought provoking invitation to reconsider the historical
continuity of Oblate experiences, beyond rigid chronological boundaries.
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