Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Missionaries, dedicated to the process of rebuilding the post-revolution Church of France, dedicated their lives to bringing these abandoned victims of the revolution into the fullness of communion with Jesus Christ and the members of his Body. In order … Continue reading →

One can touch the intensity of Eugene’s emotions! As he reflected on the situation of the Church in France he expressed his horror at the behavior of some of the priests who were not living up to the demands of … Continue reading →

Conscious of the fact that they are only 6 priests and 3 scholastic seminarians at the moment, Eugene’s enthusiasm cannot be contained – they have big dreams: and even though, because of their present small number and the more urgent … Continue reading →

Eugene is enthralled by the wonder of our vocation. It is made in heaven and is an invitation to enter into the realm of heaven by giving us the charge of being nothing less than the co-operators of the Savior! … Continue reading →

What more sublime purpose than that of their Institute! He restates, in different words, the three foundation pillars of our vocation that he had written in our defining Article one. NOTA BENE – TAKE NOTE! Their founder is Jesus Christ, … Continue reading →

Having reflected on the damage caused to the Church Eugene dipped his quill into the inkwell and launched into an impassioned reflection of the vocation of the Missionary. NOTA BENE, he writes: take note! The text that follows is known … Continue reading →

The monasteries had been pioneers of education in Europe, this it was this concern for the youth that also motivated Eugene in his youth ministry. Article 3. Once again, that is why the members of this Society engage as well … Continue reading →

It was not a question of rebuilding monasteries, but of a group of active apostolic missionaries who would carry in the quality of their lives and service something of the spirit of these ancient monastic Orders. Certainly the presence of … Continue reading →

Around the year 415 AD John Cassian had established the first monastic complex in Western Europe in Marseille – a concept that was to inspire Benedict to do likewise in the following century. The Provençal Eugene would have been justly … Continue reading →

Today, Eugene’s call on behalf of the “most deprived” continues to ring out to all the members of his Mazenodian family: Where the Church is already established, our commitment is to those groups it touches least. Wherever we work, our … Continue reading →