Henri Tempier had been away from the \u201cslavery\u201d of the administrative work of the Diocese of Marseille for a few weeks, spending time with the Oblate community of Notre Dame du Laus. On his return to Marseille, Eugene wrote to the superior of Laus:<\/p>\n
\nFather Tempier has returned much better than when he left; that shows that we are better in our home with our own people than when we are in slavery.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
He reiterates that at the heart of the Oblate the important thing is to be connected with the life of the family and to live the Rule of Life in practice in community. Physically separated from the community, he does his best to live this in spirit in the circumstances where God has placed him. Wherever he is, he continues to be a part of the team.<\/p>\n
\nMen can take things as they wish, value things as they please; as for us, we long only for the happiness of being concerned with our family, living according to the letter and not just according to the spirit of our Rules, as we are obliged to do in the position wherein God has placed us, where however we do our best.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Pierre Mye, 16 June 1824, EO VI n 144<\/em><\/p>\n
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“The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Wooden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Henri Tempier had been away from the \u201cslavery\u201d of the administrative work of the Diocese of Marseille for a few weeks, spending time with the Oblate community of Notre Dame du Laus. On his return to Marseille, Eugene wrote to … Continue reading