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A MILESTONE IN THE LIFE OF OUR FAMILY
Eugene’s letters of 1822 have shown the many concerns and difficulties he was experiencing. Not least among these was his worry about the survival and future of his small group of Missionaries. It was in this spirit that he blessed … Continue reading
GOD CALLS THRU CONCRETE EVENTS
My uncle informed me about the proposal of the Members of the Work of Providence. If I understood it well, these men would want to know if we could undertake the direction of the poor people that their charity has … Continue reading
THE CALL OF JESUS CHRIST, HEARD WITHIN THE CHURCH
As the small Society of Missionaries of Provence grew in numbers and commitments, one can see the preoccupation of Eugene to establish a solid foundation that would ensure stability. From the beginning he saw the importance of a carefully-written Rule … Continue reading
WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM?
I am often asked, “In the first years of their existence where did the money for the livelihood of the Missionaries come from?” This letter to the new Archbishop of Aix gives an idea of the situation at the end … Continue reading
RETELLING THE STORY OF OUR BEGINNINGS
A month after the installation of the new Archbishop of Aix, in 1819, Eugene wrote to him. He gave him an introduction to the history of the foundation of the Missionaries, stressing that their reason for existence was the evangelization … Continue reading
RESTORING AND MAINTAINING UNITY
The annual retreat of the whole group lasted several days more after the General Chapter meeting, and became a preparation for the step of making their oblation on 1 November 1818. The retreat conferences, given by the Superior-General himself, completed … Continue reading
GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO EVOLVE WITH OUR LIVED EXPERIENCE
In all justice to Eugene, we would do him a disservice if we saw his action of bringing the scholastics to vote as a devious ploy to get his own way. The decision that was made with their help proved … Continue reading
PRIESTS AND BROTHERS, UNITED TO GOD BY THE VOWS OF RELIGION
The future of the Missionaries hung in the balance. Eugene was convinced that the direction for the growth of the Society could only be via the route of religious life and professing the evangelical counsels by making vows. Four of … Continue reading
THE FUTURE OF THE MISSIONARIES THREATENED FROM WITHIN
Eugene used the annual retreat of the Missionaries as the opportunity to present to them the Rule that he had compiled. The retreat extended from October 23 to 31, 1818. As the events of this retreat, and of our first … Continue reading
A SMALL STEP FOR EUGENE, A GIANT LEAP FOR THE MISSIONARIES
Completing the writing of the Rule, Eugene left St Laurent for Digne, where Brother Moreau was ordained to the priesthood. In the meantime Henri Tempier had come to Digne to join Eugene and the Bishop to negotiate the transfer of … Continue reading