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THE BE-ATTITUDES: THE SYMBOL THAT TRANSFORMS

Can I forget the bitter tears that the sight of the Cross brought streaming from my eyes one Good Friday? Tears of sorrow because: I had looked for happiness outside of God and for too long with resulting unhappiness. Tears … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: LETTING THE STORY TAKE OVER

The author Margaret Mahy speaks of the necessity to retreat from everyday activity “so the life of the story can take me over.” She continues: “That is why a writer often needs space and time, so that he or she … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: PRAYING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE DAY

Twice a day they will all make the examination of conscience in common; that is to say in the morning before dinner, and in the evening before going to bed. 1818 Rule, Part Two, Chapter One. §5 On prayer and … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: CONTEMPLATING THE MYSTERY WITH MARY

“As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 It was the pattern of Mary’s warm relationship with Jesus and her contemplation of his “virtues and example” that would be the model for … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: LIKE MARY

Mary’s encounter with the plan of God’s love for her had changed her life – just as Eugene’s encounter with God’s love had done. The Gospel of Luke narrates the response of Mary to the actions and words of her … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD

What worked for Eugene, he wanted to share so that it would work for others and lead them to the same quality of BEING. The Rule thus continued with Eugene inviting his Missionaries to share in the same exercise of … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: ONGOING PROCESS OF RENEWING AND DEVELOPING A SPIRITUAL LIFE

Eugene’s realization that Jesus was his Savior led to an inner vision of a life commitment to living “all for God” – or a lifestyle of “oblation”, as he subsequently expressed it. So powerful was this conversion experience, that he … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: ONGOING PROCESS OF RENEWING AND DEVELOPING INNER RESOURCES

In living in healthy balance between doing and being, the Missionaries had the responsibility of studying and constantly renewing themselves and the contents of their preaching and teaching. When the missionaries are not on a mission, they will return with … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: WITH BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND

Continuing to guide the Missionaries on the quality of their “being” Eugene’s 1818 Rule highlights the importance of the virtue of humility. This is how they will succeed in getting familiar with the holy virtue of humility, that they will … Continue reading

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THE BE-ATTITUDES: HEART AND HEAD

Today we use the word “holistic” to describe the totality of our commitment. Eugene’s vocabulary for this same concept in the 1818 Rule, and later, was “charity and obedience.” In other words, “heart and head.” To “imitate in everything the … Continue reading

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