Latest OMI JPIC News
Oblates Daily Prayer June 22nd, 2026
Every day the Oblate Community and Family in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales publish a short reflective morning prayer video, created by members. Please join in daily from where you are.
Visit their Youtube channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOblates
Faith Meets Sustainability: Discussion With Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI & Br. Thomas Marchetti, OMI April 10th, 2025
A Visit to Three Part Harmony Farm June 22nd, 2026
We Are Building a New Digital Home for OMIUSAJPIC.ORG June 22nd, 2026
We are currently working on a redesign of OMI JPIC’s website to create a more engaging, accessible, and user-friendly experience for our visitors.
Our goal is to make it easier to explore resources, discover stories of hope and action, access prayer and reflection materials, and stay connected with our work.
We look forward to sharing a link to the new site with you soon.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Called to Live the Magnificent Humanitas Oblata June 3rd, 2026
On May 25th, Pope Leo XIV presented his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which addresses the safeguarding of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. Just a day later, the U.S. Provincial shared an article he had written, offering an oblate reading of this encyclical and highlighting our missionary challenges within the context of his Province.
For the next three days leading up to Friday, I attended the Union of Superiors General meeting in Rome. The theme was “Guardians and Transmitters of the Charism in the Service of Leadership.” One phrase in particular has stayed with me and sums up beautifully the whole gathering: Every new generation of religious is responsible for regenerating the charism in its own time. To regenerate it means drawing from the gift of the Holy Spirit and grounding it within the modern context in which we live.
In our Constitution 168, each of us is called to renew and generate our charism through our oblation with a spirit of creative fidelity. This requires a vital, living reception of our Constitution’s rules and traditions, not simply repeating them as a matter of form but truly embodying the charism in the concrete reality of our daily lives. Constitution Number 1 reminds us that, from within the Church, we listen to humanity’s deepest needs for salvation. Pope Leo has spoken out, shedding light on these urgent needs of our modern world. Now it is up to us to respond to the lens of our unique charism: reflecting, acting, and perhaps writing our own Magnifica Humanitas Oblata. How beautiful it would be if we could share our experiences and reflections with one another.
Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI
Superior General
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Magnifica Humanitas: Disarming AI, Being Fully Human, and Integral Ecology June 3rd, 2026
OMI JPIC is proud to co sponsor this webinar on the Pope’s new encyclical
Date & Time: Jun 9, 2026 07:30 PM in
Description
(Live Spanish interpretation offered! The webinar will be recorded and a link will be shared with all who register.) Pope Leo’s powerful new encyclical, Magnificent Humanity (May 25, 2026), adds new teaching to the Church, and invites each of us into a conversation about how to be most fully human in a world where AI is growing at an unchecked rate, elite and non-state actors control data, and the common good is not prioritized.
This webinar will help us to consider deeper questions about our relationship with God, each other, creation, and technology. Please join the conversation!
REGISTER: bit.ly/MagHumWeb
