Produced by Will Shaw

In this 13-minute video interview, the Very Rev. Louis Studer, OMI, Provincial of the U.S. Province of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, reports on his recent activities and new developments in the U.S. Province.

Fr. Studer describes his experience at the recent Inter-Chapter Meeting of Oblates from around the world that was held in Poland; he discusses some of the plans for the 2020 U.S. Oblate Convocation to be held next April in Belleville, IL; the current state of Oblate formation in the U.S.; plans for renovating the Oblate Novitiate in Godfrey, IL; and plans to move the U.S. pre-novitiate from Buffalo, NY to St. Louis, MOin 2020.

This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview.  CLICK HERE or on the image to see the entire interview