The Rev. Dr. Helen W. Appelberg (September 5, 1930 – April 21, 2022) Helen died peacefully in Galveston, Texas on April 21, 2022. In 1995, Helen (and Carla Cooper) brought Laurence Freeman to Houston. That was the beginning of what has become a thriving Oblate community in Houston and Galveston. Helen’s greatest legacy was her creation of […]
Barbara Joy Ayala
Barbara Joy Ayala – April 18, 2022 Barbara Joy Ayala passed away peacefully on Monday, April 18, 2022, in Conroe, Texas. She was lovingly known as BJ to the Houston, Texas Oblate Community. BJ was a larger-than-life person, who deeply loved God and deeply loved others. She was the embodiment of the Benedictine principle of hospitality…always ready and […]
Rest in Peace: Jorge Rago
Sadly, we announce the death of Jorge Rago, a member of the Venezuelan Oblate community. Jorge had been the National Coordinator in the past, and his contribution to the work of community is remembered with thanksgiving. Rest eternal…
Remembering our sister Trish Panton
Trish Panton was the International Oblate Coordinator for 12 years and for many years was the Australian Oblate Coordinator. Her loving guidance, her leadership and wisdom has given encouragement and inspiration to so many of us. We give thanks for her life of dedicated, generous, compassionate service to all on this path. She exemplified courage, […]
Sister Mary Joseph
Sister Mary Josephine (Jude) O’Brien died on May 7, 2021 at the age of 98, or, as she might have put it, in her 99th year As a member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 80 years, Sister Josephine taught elementary school children in Ireland, Phoenix, Sacramento and the Chicagoland area. In […]
Margaret Stone
Margaret Stone (1946 – 2019) as with all of us have many descriptors:- daughter, sister, nurse, wife, mother, grandmother, but one that she wore well in her later life was that of a sincere and committed oblate. Margaret made her Final Oblation in Brisbane, Australia in 2011. Her presence at cell days contributed not only […]