In November 2015 Mr. Gerrit Muis was our guest at Thodarpaham for three days. He is from Holland and has been visiting Sri Lanka regularly since 1981. What started as a casual visit to Fr. Iruthayam at Palayootu in Sri Lanka, in 1981, has escalated into a full blown commitment; to help the orphans who … Read moreBLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE
Mr. Raja Ram Subbian PhD, from Bangalore, India, had been engaged by Sri Lankan government to conduct seminars for those who are counselling the post-war traumatized victims. Through personal contacts Mr. Subbian extended his services to the counselling centers under the Oblate Province of Jaffna. From 1st to the 3rd of November 2015, Fr. Yakkop … Read moreMICRO SKILLS IN COUNSELLING
Rev. Bro. Bede Sujaharan Keethapngalon (Sri Lanka) was ordained Deacon by His Lordship Mgr. William Steckling OMI, the Bishop of Ciudad, Este (Paraguay), in the Oblate General House chapel on 20th of September 2015. The ceremony which was organized and animated by the International Roman Scholasticate community was simple and solemn. The chapel was full … Read moreA New Deacon for Jaffna Province
A group of Oblates gathered at Gnanodhayam, Mannar for their Annual Retreat, from the 2nd to the 7th November 2015. Fr. Emmanuel Maphoma Mosoeu OMI, General Councilor for Africa-Madagascar Animated the Retreat. The theme of the retreat was “New Way of Being Missionary”. Fr. Mosoeu emphasized that today we are called to go back and … Read moreNew Way of Being Missionary