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Profession in my chapel of Brother Molinari. I was not able to say Mass, because I had committed myself to saying it elsewhere, but, after the Communion of the priest, I ascended to the altar and I took the holy … Continue reading →

Charles Baret was a brilliant young man who joined the Oblates at the age of 17. He was a musician, poet and had a gift for learning languages. When he had completed his studies, he was still too young to … Continue reading →

Father Joseph Lavigne had caused some dissatisfaction with the content of his preaching at the shrine of Notre Dame de l’Osier in the diocese of Grenoble as well as having made some significant decisions without consultation. Eugene had admonished him … Continue reading →

This is a one-semester course for members of Institutes of Consecrated Life. The lectures are asynchronous, which means that you can can look at each one in your own time.  There is an assignment each week, inviting you to apply … Continue reading →

Eugene, as the father of a missionary family, was constantly aware of the situation of the missionaries and wanted to be united with them. He was frustrated by the time of several months that it took for a letter to … Continue reading →

Eugene had sent the two missionaries to evangelize the indigenous tribes and was proud of their zeal and courage. He wrote to the Bishop of Montreal: I have received news from Red River. Fathers Aubert and Taché have written to … Continue reading →

Father Aubert and Taché were the pioneer Oblates in this part of Canada, some 2000 miles away from the nearest Oblate community, with letters taking over two months to reach their destination. For this reason the small community of two … Continue reading →

With Canadian men becoming Missionary Oblates, Eugene was not able to get to know them. Despite this, he regarded them as his sons in exactly the same manner as the Oblates he knew in France. His letters show his strong … Continue reading →

Eugene spoke often of the “enemy” as the power of darkness who prevented people from coming to the light of salvation given by Jesus Christ. He followed the Gospel understanding of the world as being in the power of the … Continue reading →

“Accompanied by two Grey Nuns of Montreal, Fr Pierre Aubert and scholastic brother Alexandre Taché set out from Lachine, on June 25, 1845; they traveled 1800 miles by way of lakes and rivers, in a boat with a crew of … Continue reading →