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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
PRESENCE – THE CEMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS
As friendship was important to Eugene, so much more important was its expression in the presence of God. Having asked his friend Emmanuel to pray for him and support him in his discernment, he then proposes a practical way of … 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
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
A LIFE OBVIOUSLY MOVING TOWARDS SOMETHING
In his role as a director of the prison charity, Eugene became well known to the Archbishop of Aix and was treated by him as a son. Rey tells us how Eugene became a regular participant in the prayers and … Continue reading
SPIRITUALITY: ENGRAVING THE IMAGE OF JESUS IN OUR SPIRIT
In yesterday’s reflection on how to grow closer to Jesus Crucified, Eugene gave this method: It is like the painter who copies a model. He places the model in the best light, studies him carefully, concentrates on him, tries to … Continue reading
THE ONE WHOM YOU LOVE IS SICK
The highly affective Eugene’s pain and concern over the illness of Marius Suzanne is obvious in this passage. The deep friendship between Lazarus and Jesus was an inspiration to Eugene and a model for his own loving relationship with Jesus. … Continue reading
PRAYER AS AN ACT OF LOVE FOR OTHERS
Until the time that the Oblates began to receive new members in the foreign missions in the late 1840’s, Eugene had a personal relationship with each of his missionary sons. In his correspondence we constantly see how he loved and … Continue reading
OPENING ONESELF TO RECEIVE GOD’S GIFTS
Sometimes, because of the work schedules of the people, the evening prayer for the public and the oraison for the Oblates would be at the same time. We have often seen the importance Eugene gave to this evening meditation before … Continue reading
ENABLING PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE PRESENCE OF GOD
Each evening the Oblate communities would organize evening prayer in their public churches for the local people. Eugene reminds them that the aim of the exercise was not to give the people a sermon, but to give them reflections which … Continue reading