Category Archives: WRITINGS

Eugene’s strong sense of fatherhood of his missionary family received a new expression once he was ordained bishop in 1832: he could now be the one who ordained his sons to the priesthood. It was an awe-inspiring gift for him, … Continue reading →

Father Hippolyte Courtès had been a member of Eugene’s youth group and was one of the first novices to join the Missionaries in 1817. He was afflicted by poor health and became depressed at times, but was an example of … Continue reading →

Marseilles, as an important port city, was the home to several military establishments. Bishop Eugene had just confirmed 30 soldiers and First Communion to six of them. His joy and pastoral satisfaction in expressed in his diary entry. April 22: … Continue reading →

Bishop Eugene’s publication for the people of his diocese of Pope Pius IX’s letter to the universal Church asking for help for the famine in Ireland, concluded with a call to support the Pope in his suffering for the Church. … Continue reading →

Bishop Eugene finished presenting the people of his diocese with Pope Pius IX’s letter to the universal Church asking for help for the famine in Ireland. It gives an interesting glimpse into Eugene’s understanding of the Pope. He begins by … Continue reading →

Three months after Bishop Eugene’s successful appeal to the people of his diocese for financial aid for those suffering in Ireland, Pope Pius IX issued an Encyclical Letter to all the countries of the world on the same topic. Not … Continue reading →

Two months after Bishop Eugene’s appeal to his diocese for aid for Ireland, he was able to send the equivalent in today’s currency of £13,300 British Pounds (USD 17 000) to Ireland.  He wrote to one of the Irish bishops: … Continue reading →

Concluding his appeal for help for the suffering Irish, Eugene stresses that all are called to help not only for humanitarian reasons, but more important because, as members of the Body of Jesus Christ, when one part suffers it affects … Continue reading →

As he writes to his diocese about the Irish Catholics suffering from famine, we find echoes of Bishop Eugene’s conversion experience at the foot of the Cross and his realization that he had been redeemed by the blood of the … Continue reading →

Having shared with the people of Marseilles some examples of the pitiful plight of the Catholics in Ireland, Bishop Eugene calls on them to help alleviate the effects of the potato famine in Ireland – especially because it is affecting … Continue reading →