Twenty candidates started their six-month intensive training at Gnanodhayam, Mannar, Sri Lanka on the 2nd of February 2014. There were ten candidates from the Oblate Province of Colombo and ten from the Oblate Province of Jaffna Four more candidates from Colombo were expected to join later. They will be initiated to the Oblate way of life … Read moreTwenty Prenovices at Gnanodhayam
Fr. Edwin Vasantharasan Selvaratnam OMI was conferred PhD on 27 February 2014 by SAIDI Graduate School in Antipolo, Philippines. His research was on “Evolving Formative Leadership Paradigms in major Religious Congregations in Sri Lanka”. He said that he profited very much personally from the research he had conducted: to move from a hierarchical model to … Read moreFr. Edwin is conferred Doctorate
Fr. Paul Marx OMI, Superior of Denmark District visited Province of Jaffna in February 2014. He came on a fact finding mission towards better collaboration between Denmark and Jaffna Province. Fr. Marx visited many Oblate institutions and rehabilitation projects in Mannar, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu for the victims of war. He was accompanied by Fr. Alrin … Read moreFr. Marx visits Jaffna
Sixty Six Oblates gathered at Amathyaham, Vavuniya on February 17, 2014 to celebrate the anniversary of the approbation of OMI Constitutions and Rules. After an hour of business session Fr. Sebastian Santhiapillai OMI briefed the community about the Triennial Animation Programme, and Fr. Jeevanadas Fernando OMI briefed the community about the Consultation process for the … Read moreFebruary Seventeenth