Category Archives: WRITINGS

As we prepare to celebrate the feast of St Eugene on May 21, I invite you to reflect on what he means for you. Pope Paul VI said of him at the beatification “Eugene de Mazenod was a man passionately … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s ninth “road sign” for the pilgrim)   St Eugene de Mazenod communicated his zeal for the salvation of souls to his missionary family and sent them into difficult mission situations, where others did not want to go. In doing … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s eighth “road sign” for the pilgrim) Eugene, like Jesus, had a sharp eye for discerning where the most abandoned were and then responding to the best of his ability. It seems to me that our duty is to rush … Continue reading →

000000(Eugene’s seventh “road sign” for the pilgrim) Saint Eugene’s life journey was always accompanied by Mary, whom he loved as mother. Looking back on his life he wrote in his will: To this end, I invoke the intercession of the … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s sixth “road sign” for the pilgrim) Looking at the Cross on Good Friday, Eugene was overwhelmed the love of God who gave everything for him. The response of this young man was oblation: giving everything to God in response. … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s fifth “road sign” for the pilgrim) The characteristics of the Mazenodian pilgrim are found in St Eugene’s last testament to his missionary family:  Among yourselves practice charity, charity, charity – and, outside, zeal for the salvation of souls. This … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s fourth “road sign” for the pilgrim) Here we have the vocation of everyone connected with the charism and spirituality of Saint Eugene: to be pilgrims of hope to those who are the most abandoned. Will we ever have an … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s third “road sign” for the pilgrim) It was the Savior who had to speak through his co-operator, as Eugene wrote in his Rule: The missionary – lest his preaching be in vain – will pray and get others to … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s second “road sign” for the pilgrim) It was Eugene’s love for the Church that led him to dedicate his life to her, the Body of Christ, as a priest: So do not grudge, dear mother, do not grudge this … Continue reading →

(Eugene’s first “road sign” for the pilgrim) Eugene expressed the goal of his life’s pilgrimage, and the signpost for each day, in this way: You, you alone will be the sole object to which will tend all my affections and … Continue reading →