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NOTA BENE: A HOSPITAL FOR SINNERS
The Rule was written in 1818 as an attempt to review the experiences that the Missionaries had lived for nearly three years and to draw out basic principles for the future. The Nota Bene continues Eugene’s description of the post-revolution … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: THE LITMUS TEST OF OBLATION
Why have a demanding program of personal and spiritual growth? The answer is provided in a threefold goal, which occurs hundreds of times in Eugene’s writings because he insists that it must be kept in mind constantly: “the glory of … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: DRESSING HIS MISSIONARIES FROM HEAD TO TOE
“It is only after having dressed his missionaries from head to foot in this solid armor of virtue that Bishop de Mazenod allows himself to say to them: then, full of confidence ….” YENVEUX, A. Les saintes Règles de la … Continue reading
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NOTA BENE: THE SCHOOL OF JESUS
In his Rule, Eugene shares his enthusiastic vision that embraces the whole world. The way to “become” this ideal is to do what Jesus did: In a word, put into practice the same means our Savior employed when he wanted … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: EXAMPLE IS LEADERSHIP
The remedy to the tragic situation of the Church – and specifically to the harm done by the “laziness, indifference and corruption among the priests” – proposed by Eugene is that of the good example of the priests. “Example is … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: A PAINFUL BETRAYAL
In her distress, the Church, portrayed as a mother, calls out for help. Who can the Church confidently turn to for help? Surely, the very persons that she can obviously rely on with unfailing confidence are her priests. In this … Continue reading
NOTA BENE: TWO SIDES OF THE PICTURE
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
NOTA BENE – TAKE NOTE!
Having reflected on the damage caused to the Church by bad priests, 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 … Continue reading
KEEPING ALIVE THE IDEALS OF DESTROYED MONASTERIES
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
WHO WE ARE
The first article of the Constitution of any group is always the one which defines the purpose and juridical nature of the group. Eugene’s first paragraph does exactly this. The purpose of the Institute of the Missionaries of Provence Until … Continue reading