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THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: A VOCATION AS CLEAR AS THE MIDDAY SUN ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF DAYS
Father Magy, who accompanied Eugene in his vocational discernment, had written him some encouraging letters – of which Eugene wrote: I regret that the other letters of this holy religious, truly filled with the Spirit of God, very experienced in … Continue reading
THROUGH THE EYES OF OUR CRUCIFIED SAVIOR: THE NEED FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN DISCERNMENT
The spiritual journey requires accompaniment and discernment. In Eugene’s case the spiritual journey seemed to be leading him to the priesthood – a discernment in which he searched for help: having consulted at Paris one of the best directors existing … 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
THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD FOR THOSE WHO SHARE EUGENE’S SPIRITUALITY
The founder desired that the Oblates use the same methods that proved so beneficial to him in his relationship with and ministry of the Savior. In the first Rule of Life that he composed for us he insisted: The entire … 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