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I HAVE ALL MY LIFE DESIRED TO DIE A VICTIM OF CHARITY
Eugene’s own experience of living “all for God” – oblation – made him sensitive to all manifestations of this in others. How proud he must be when he sees so many of his Oblate sons giving their lives in the … Continue reading
MARIO BORZAGA, AN OBLATE SON OF ST. EUGENE TO BE BEATIFIED
We have just received the joyful news that Pope Francis has approved the beatification of another son of Saint Eugene, Father Mario Borzaga OMI and his lay catechist Paul Thoj Xyooj, killed in hatred of the faith in Laos in April … Continue reading
ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE
Yet again in his days in Rome, Eugene the Oblate, narrates how his faith is inspired and strengthened by the presence of the signs of so many who gave their lives as an oblation to God. I had the devotion … Continue reading
THE BEAUTIFUL ECCENTRICITY OF MARTYRDOM
Eugene’s own experience of living “all for God” made him sensitive to all manifestations of this in others. Saint Sebastian had given his life for God in an act of oblation through his martyrdom. It is not surprising that Eugene … Continue reading
IN AWE OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR JESUS CHRIST
“Oblation” for Eugene meant the giving of one’s life totally to God for the spread of God’s Kingdom – whatever the personal cost. It is no wonder that on his first visit to the catacombs in Rome he was profoundly … Continue reading
WHATEVER THE COST
As Eugene stresses that the most important aspect of the life of the young persons is to be followers of Jesus Christ, he reminds them to acknowledge this, whatever the consequences. It recalls how, for two hundred years, many of … Continue reading