Formation and Education
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There are four main features of this program: apostolate, community life, prayer, and study. Each of these factors is key to making the environment in which the men live, conducive to discernment of vocation. The program is overseen and guided by the Directors, Fr. Ron LaFramboise, OMI, in Buffalo, and Fr. Jim Dukowski, OMI, in Tijuana Through their efforts and those of other priests and brothers, the men who enter Bishop Fallon and the Casa Estudantil de Mazenod in Tijuana have true role models of the Oblate charism and lifestyle. |
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Sexton House, San Antonio, TX 2012-2013L-R: Kasonde Musaba (Zambia), Daniel Janulewicz (Assumption), Terence Chota (Zambia), Jason Rossignol (USA), Dawid Karchut (Assumption), Raul Salas (USA), Juan Gaspar (USA), Ulises Silva (Mexico), James Allen (USA), Daniel Ziegler (USA), Rusty Gardiner (Lacombe), Paul Waldie (USA), Michael Tembo (Zambia).
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All the pre-novices attend school to obtain their bachelors degree and/or study the required philosophy and religious studies courses. The required amount of courses is 24 hours of philosophy and 12 hours of religious studies. These classes allow the men to expand their understanding of the worlds of philosophical and religious thought. In this way they are able to better understand the world around them to which they are being sent as missionaries. Also it provides the beginnings of their training in the tradition and meaning of their Catholic faith. |
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Prenovitiate Godfrey, IllinoisNOVITIATE COMMUNITY: (L-R) Fr. Jack Lau, OMI, Steven Montez, Joshua Nash, Jean Emmanuel Meloncourt, Fr. Tom Horan, OMI, Amila Sandaruwan Perera Dawatage, Paul Raj Arulanantham, Nishan Priyadarshana, Fr. Rudy Nowakowski, OMI |
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Prenovitiate, Buffalo, NY L-R: Philip Cantu, 23, (San Antonio, TX); Daniel Bourg, 26, (San Antonio); Waldemar Rivera, 33, originally from Lowell-spent years in the service. Austin Gutierrz, 19 (Houston); Frs. Dick Sudlik and Jim Fee; James Trevino, 30 (Laredo, TX); Robert Huffor, 20 (Whitinville MA); Kevin Santandar, 18 (St. Louis, MO); Manuel Romero, 33 (Houston).
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