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HEALING THE DEPLORABLE DISASTER OF RECENT YEARS
Eugene’s awareness of the need for good priests had been a priority for him from the time he entered the seminary. Our first Rule as Missionaries in 1818 reflected this awareness and made it a part of our Oblate goals: … Continue reading
ALL ARE COMING FORWARD LIKE LAMBS AFTER HAVING SWORN TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF ALL THE EFFORTS OF OUR FATHERS
Reminding ourselves that the persecution of the Church by the French Revolution had only ended some 11 years before, we can understand the importance of the parish mission ministry of the Oblates in a world that was far from being … Continue reading
GO DEEPER THAN SIMPLY THE PRESENT MOMENT
Doing the review of his life during his annual retreat, Eugene began by examining his duties as a Christian by highlighting the following areas: The examination of my general duties as a Christian must extend to all the commandments of … Continue reading
TO CHANGE ATTITUDES START WITH A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR
Beginning in 1812, I had introduced to this seminary… the zealous association which I had known in the seminary in Paris. Diary of 20 August 1838, E.O. XIX On December 7, 1810 Eugene was admitted to its ranks in Paris. … Continue reading
A MODEL OF BEING YEAST OF TRANSFORMATION IN THE DOUGH OF THE WORLD
Beginning in 1812, I had introduced to this seminary… the zealous association which I had known in the seminary in Paris. Diary of 20 August 1838, E.O. XIX Pielorz describes this Association in Saint Sulpice, quoting from its rules: This … Continue reading
NOT CONTENT WITH HAVING RESPONDED BY STRIKING THEM WITH HIS UMBRELLA, HE REGRETTED NOT HAVING STRUCK HARD ENOUGH
On the anniversary of Father Marcou’s death, Eugene’s reminiscences led him to recall an incident involving him when he was a member of the Aix youth congregation An incident which recalls the lives of the saints occurred one day when, … Continue reading
TIME FOR A NEW BEGINNING
The Jubilee is soon going to open in France. Your Eminence knows that in that country Jubilees are celebrated by means of missions, which means that they preach twice daily for a full month wherever the Jubilee is being made. … Continue reading
A LIFE-GIVING DESIRE FOR RENEWAL
The retreats for priests at the time of Eugene usually followed the Ignatian pattern of focusing the person on the realities of death and judgment and eternity as a means to lead the person to conversion and new life as … Continue reading
IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO ASSEMBLE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH
Eugene had participated in the first ten days of the mission in Ventabren. He then had to return to Marseille and left it in the hands of the two young priests and the scholastic brother Marius Bernard. A week later, … Continue reading
LIGHTING MANY FLAMES
All the preparation that went into a parish mission usually ensured good results. The personal lifestyle of the Missionaries, their preparation of preaching material and evangelizing activities, their efforts to be living what they preached as a community etc. all … Continue reading