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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
It is so easy to miss the small differences in the bows that we become over time if we build them in our own image rather than looking at many blueprints given to us throughout our ongoing journey of life. We are reminded to become discerning people, discerning communities and families and part of a discerning Church.
I think of Mary after the Angel appeared to her – running to the house of her cousin so that they might discern and rejoice together…
In whose eyes do we see the OMI Constitutions and Rules? Is it our own feeble lights or do we see it through the eyes of our crucified Saviour, through the eyes of St. Eugene, his founding community and his sons and daughters?
The Charism shared by the Spirit of God with Eugene and through him is the living expression of the Constitutions and Rules…
If we are to be the arrows being shot from Eugene’s bow, we must remain true that his shared spirit…