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I HAD LOOKED FOR HAPPINESS OUTSIDE OF GOD
Eugene wrote about his Good Friday experience seven years after the event. During this time he had studied in the seminary, been ordained and had done 3 years of ministry. The memory of the event was still so powerful for … Continue reading
NEVER WAS MY SOUL MORE SATISFIED, NEVER DID IT FEEL SUCH HAPPINESS
Eugene’s tears were initially caused by his awareness of being in a state of sin. Nowhere does he say what this “mortal sin” was, but the context suggests that it was his realization of how his life had been pointing … Continue reading
CAN I FORGET THE BITTER TEARS THAT THE SIGHT OF THE CROSS BROUGHT STREAMING FROM MY EYES ONE GOOD FRIDAY?
The life-changing Good Friday experience was marked by tears that were uncontrollable. We come across this phenomenon of tears on several important religious moments in the life of Eugene (often while celebrating Mass). They were signs of a deep experience … Continue reading
I LOOKED FOR HAPPINESS OUTSIDE OF GOD AND FOR TOO LONG WITH RESULTING UNHAPPINESS
In the second meditation of his retreat, Eugene reflects on the aim of man’s existence, and how one can achieve these ends. For years he had looked for happiness outside of this goal, and it took the experience of looking … Continue reading