Category Archives: WRITINGS

Having presented the people of his diocese with the suffering of the Irish Catholics for their faith, Bishop Eugene now speaks about the terrible sufferings caused by the Potato Famine which had started two years earlier, in 1845. It was … Continue reading →

While rejoicing with the results of the prayers of the people of Marseilles for England, Bishop Eugene urges them to take a further step and put their prayers into action for the suffering people of Ireland, who had been suffering … Continue reading →

We must never forget that the letters of St Eugene were written around 200 years ago, in a world with sensitivities very different from our own today. That was the time of “extra ecclesiam nulla salus” (outside of the Roman … Continue reading →

Mass at la Mission de France, preceded by the reception of a Protestant and by the Confirmation of a certain number of adults. The chapel was filled with 700 men, the greatest number belonging to the infuential class of Marseilles … Continue reading →

The church of the “Mission of France” was the center in Marseilles where the Jesuits did their works of charity. Their way of doing this reflected and cooperated with the manner in which Bishop de Mazenod responded to the needs … Continue reading →

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 →