Category Archives: WRITINGS

Father Casimir Aubert shared his spiritual progress with Eugene, his spiritual father, who responded: The details you go into concerning your interior life could not but be most pleasing to me. I have sincerely thanked God for the happiness he … Continue reading →

Father Casimir Aubert was the novice master at the shrine of Notre Dame du Laus. Because he was young, Eugene kept a fatherly eye on him and on his ministry with the novices. Two of the men whose formation he … Continue reading →

After his years of being unable to work in the Diocese of Marseilles, due to his conflict with the government, Eugene is now back in the full swing of activity: My dear child, for heaven’s sake, don’t ever reproach me … Continue reading →

Eugene writes to his longtime friend, Forbin Janson who was also a bishop who had had problems with the government and his diocese. We are above all and essentially men of the Church. Eugene reminds him to keep focused on … Continue reading →

When we are in periods of darkness, our light and strength comes from remembering our experiences of God. When I hear what you say about the workings of grace in yourself. I am filled with an almost tangible joy; that … Continue reading →

Two weeks later, Eugene continues to oppose the suggestion that his servant be fired because it would cause that man sorrow and misfortune. I don’t, strictly speaking, need this man’s services, nor anybody else’s. What I can’t bear is having … Continue reading →

The message that Eugene and the Oblates always preached was that of God’s mercy and the possibility of a wrongdoer to convert and start again on a better path. Eugene lived this approach in his personal life too, and not … Continue reading →

Communication was slow in Eugene’s time and he had heard a rumor that his closest companion, Henri Tempier, had been dangerously ill. This letter shows how badly Eugene had taken the news and the sensitivity of his heart. A few … Continue reading →

Eugene, as father of the Oblate family, rejoices when he can express this paternity in the special moment of ordaining Etienne Semeria to the priesthood. The ordination of Father Semeria was a real family feastday which gave a special character … Continue reading →

If one can find in your house no more than a group of priests living under the same roof, as pastors from the surrounding neighbourhood might do, you will be guilty before me, before the Congregation and before God; and … Continue reading →