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HOW TO LIVE THE SAVIOR’S LOVE
Eugene spent one semester on the faculty of the seminary and then returned to Aix to begin his priestly ministry. Shortly after this he spent time doing a retreat so as to focus himself in his ministry. His focus was … Continue reading
LET YOUR WORDS TEACH AND YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK
The foundational level of spirituality has to be lived out and expressed. Eugene expressed the means he used to focus on seeing everything through the eyes of Christ the Savior in these resolutions, written a few days after his priestly … Continue reading
LOOKING AT THE SUFFERING MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH WITH THE EYES OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR
Why did Eugene become a priest? As we have seen, a second motivation in his decision was his wish to respond to the suffering of the Church. It was not a “feel-good” motivation, but one that came as a result of … Continue reading
AN INSTRUMENT OF THE SAVIORS LOVE TOWARDS EVERYONE IN NEED OF REDEMPTION
Why did Eugene become a priest? Firstly, “the sight of the cross” gave him the motivation to look at his own life and to embrace the direction and meaning that only Jesus could give him. Through the eyes of the … Continue reading
THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: BECAUSE HE GIVES DIRECTION WHEN WE ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING DIRECTION
Conversion and discernment are not once-off events. We have major moments of understanding and conversion and commitment to a life direction and lifestyle – but these have to be renewed on a constant basis. Each day we need to renew … Continue reading
THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: DISCERNMENT WITH NEW EYES
The sight of the cross, of the God who gave everything for Eugene – to the last drop of blood – evoked a corresponding response of generosity from Eugene. Like Jesus, he understood on Good Friday that he was “to … Continue reading
DEVELOPING THE HABIT OF PLACING ONESELF VERY OFTEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SAVIOR
If we equate living in the awareness of the presence of God with living in the awareness of the sight of the Crucified Savior, we touch a keystone of Eugene’s spirituality. The former is a general precept of spirituality; the … Continue reading
THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: EVERY ACTION IS ACCOMPANIED, PRECEDED AND FOLLOWED BY AWARENESS OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD
As we reflect on Eugene’s spirituality, and on our own, his writings and life point to one constant: his ongoing existential relationship with Jesus Christ the Savior expressed in daily life. Firstly he experienced and related to the God he … Continue reading
THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: SPIRITUAL LIFE AND DAILY LIFE ARE NOT DISSOCIATED
In recent centuries there was the tendency to separate a person’s “spiritual life” from “daily life in the real world.” Spiritual referred to all that was of God, and material referred to all that was the world. So, in popular … Continue reading
WHY THE CROSS AS FOCUS? IT INVITES LOVE TO RESPOND TO LOVE
Why say more? Could I ever express what I experienced then? Just the memory of it fills my heart with a sweet satisfaction… In words, he could not ever express what the experience did to him, but in action he … Continue reading