Monthly Archives: October 2023

Our daily reflection will be paused until Monday November 6. Eugene has been speaking to us since May 2010 and the 2993 entries are available on the website: https://www.eugenedemazenod.net/ Please note that there is a “Search” function on that page, … Continue reading →

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In refuting the accusations against him by listing all the times that he refused honors and positions, Eugene now reveals something in his diary, intended for his eyes only, that he had kept a secret for many years: I forgot … Continue reading →

Continuing to list some of the occasions when he had refused a promotion, Eugene reflected on how he was offered the position of Bishop of the diocese of Châlons-sur-Marne:             I turned this burden away from myself in making it … Continue reading →

During his 1817 visit to Paris, Eugene himself was also offered the post of Vicar General of Chartres by Bishop Latil, which would certainly have led to the episcopacy. I was well aware of this and this is what I … Continue reading →

Continuing to vent his annoyance at being accused of seeking personal honors and dignities, Eugene expressed his reactions in his personal journal. Referring to his visit to Paris in 1817 he wrote about the possibility of restarting his friendship with … Continue reading →

A couple of days before his priestly ordination in 1811, Eugene had written: You, you alone will be the sole object to which will tend all my affections and my every action. To please you, act for your glory, will … Continue reading →

As Bishop of Marseilles, Eugene became aware of some criticism to the effect that he was ambitious and looking for honors. In his private journal, which he never intended others to see, he reflects on moments when he was offered … Continue reading →

Worried about the effects of typhus on his Oblate family in Canada, Eugene notes in his diary: September 2: Letter from Fr. Guigues, from Fr. Telmon, from Fr. Aubert and from Fr. Bermond. Fr. Molloy is feeling better. Upon the … Continue reading →

Eugene was no stranger to epidemics of typhus and cholera. Knowing their destructive effects, he was concerned for the Oblates in Canada who were living through a typhus outbreak I was waiting, my dear son, with an impatience stemming from … Continue reading →