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Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate – US Province Statement on Immigration August 18th, 2025
We currently serve the population of the following states:
- New York (Buffalo and NYC)
- Massachusetts (Lowell, Georgetown, North Andover, and Tewksbury)
- Illinois (Belleville, Godfrey, Fairmont City, Caseyville)
- Minnesota (Buffalo, St. Paul/Minneapolis, White Earth, Waubun, Ogema, Ponsford, Big Elbow Lake, Naytahwaush)
- Louisiana (New Orleans)
- Texas (Eagle Pass, Roma, Mission, Brownsville, Sarita, Riviera, Ricardo, Houston, San Antonio, College Station)
- California (Chula Vista, Oakland)
- Washington DC
- Alaska (Juneau)
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The statement from CMSM is fully supported by the administration of the US Province. I recognize that there are more issues the poor are facing such as healthcare, education and food support. The statement below is a good start, and it directly affects many of our parishioners and their families as well as other communities in which we minister. Our voices as Oblates make a difference and unite us to those who suffer the injustices of our world today. Through our actions and presence we can accompany those who are most in need. I encourage you to post this in your respective place of ministry if you are so inclined.
“Leave nothing undared”
Peace,
Fr. Raymond Cook, OMI, Provincial
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate – US Province
2025 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples August 8th, 2025
Theme: Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures
(Image by Yuri Rodriguez Rodriguez, Pixabay)
While AI can support cultural revitalization, youth empowerment, and even adaptation to climate change, it often reinforces bias, exclusion, and misrepresentation towards Indigenous Peoples.
Advancing the Legacy of Pope Leo XIII: A Call to Action for Catholic Investors August 5th, 2025
By: Christopher Cox, Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment
In 1891, Pope Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum, the landmark encyclical that laid the cornerstone of modern Catholic Social Teaching. More than a century later, its principles—fair wages, safe conditions, and the right to organize—remain vital. Today, Catholic investors face a renewed moral imperative to uphold these values in a rapidly changing economy.
A New Pope Leo for a New Industrial Revolution
When Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name at his election in May, he signaled a renewed commitment to defend human dignity in the face of new threats and opportunities. In his address to the College of Cardinals, he said:
“Sensing myself called to continue in this same path, I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.”
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Extending Our Deepest Gratitude, Hugs & Prayers to Sr. Maxine Pohlman, SSND July 31st, 2025
Fr. Anthony Rigoli, OMI Participates in Grassroots Activism at Dillard University, New Orleans July 23rd, 2025
We are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
On Sunday, July 13, Fr. Anthony Rigoli, OMI joined grassroots and civic groups at Dillard University, in New Orleans, LA for a citywide assembly to ratify a non-partisan platform for the upcoming City elections.
The assembly marked a milestone in labor solidarity, with representation from six trades unions. Their presence reinforced the collective voice of working families and underscored our shared commitment to economic dignity and equity for all New Orleanians.
