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Monthly Archives: May 2015
HENRI TEMPIER: MY SON
Adieu, my faithful and dear companion, son, brother and cherished father …. Letter to Henri Tempier, 21 October 1828, EO VII n 313 In his writings we become aware that Eugene was always conscious of being the father of the … Continue reading
HENRI TEMPIER: MY FAITHFUL AND DEAR COMPANION
Concluding a letter to Henri Tempier, Eugene expresses who Tempier was for him: Adieu, my faithful and dear companion, son, brother and cherished father …. Letter to Henri Tempier, 21 October 1828, EO VII n 313 Tempier, throughout 45 years, … Continue reading
I HAVE ALL MY LIFE DESIRED TO DIE A VICTIM OF CHARITY
Eugene’s own experience of living “all for God” – oblation – made him sensitive to all manifestations of this in others. How proud he must be when he sees so many of his Oblate sons giving their lives in the … Continue reading
MARIO BORZAGA, AN OBLATE SON OF ST. EUGENE TO BE BEATIFIED
We have just received the joyful news that Pope Francis has approved the beatification of another son of Saint Eugene, Father Mario Borzaga OMI and his lay catechist Paul Thoj Xyooj, killed in hatred of the faith in Laos in April … Continue reading
DISCOVERING THE PERSON OF JESUS AND FEELING THE ATTRACTION OF HIS MESSAGE
While visiting the novices in Marseille, Eugene reported to Fr. Tempier that even though the number was small, the quality was good. … All is admirable here, save for the number; there is much to groan about considering how few … Continue reading
IT IS NOT FOR YOU, IT IS FOR THE CHURCH
Father Courtès was chaplain to a high school in Aix. As a result of the government’s anti-religious measures it appears that he was ignored at the annual prize-giving ceremony. Eugene responded: … If next year the convocation is to be … Continue reading
NEGOTIATING THE LABYRINTH OF A MOST BUSY LIFE
Shaken by the deaths of two Oblates in quick succession, Eugene wrote to the overly-enthusiastic and impetuous Honorat with advice on how to look after himself, pace his work and plan his work more carefully. Changing the circumstances to our … Continue reading
I DO NOT KNOW WHICH SENTIMENT PREDOMINATES BUT I AM NOW AFFLICTED, NOW CONSOLED, SAD AND SERENE
Two Oblates had died within four days of each other: Philippe Dumolard and of Victor Arnoux. Eugene gives us a glimpse of his personal reactions – a reflection of our own when faced with the death of loved ones. So … Continue reading