Celebrating a new community
On Thursday evening, February 22, I gave the obediences to all the members of the new Oblate community in Aix en Provence in a simple and very beautiful ceremony prepared by Father Saverio ZAMPA. The Oblates who make up the community at Centre International de Mazenod are: Father Joseph BOIS (originally from the Province of France); Brother BenoîtDOSQUET (also from the Province of France); Father Joseph LA BELLE (from the U.S. Province); and Father Saverio Zampa (from the Mediterranean Province). At this same time I installed Saverio as the new superior of the community. I am very grateful to the Provincials of these Provinces who have generously worked together with me to free up these men for Aix.
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I attended the fourth session of the Council as the peritus of a bishop from the Midwest who was a graduate of our Catholic University of American philosophy program. His name escapes me, but I am searching my records for it.
Oblate representatives from the Regions gathered in Rome for the OMI JPIC committee meeting November 12-16, 2012. Upon arrival, Fr. Didier ZANADRAFARA representing Asia-Oceania, joined Fr. Emmanuel MOSOEU to attend the annual general meeting of the Africa-Europe Faith-Justice Network promoting equity and economic justice between Europe and Africa.
