Eugene writes about Father Albini\u2019s appointment to the seminary\u00a0:<\/p>\n
\nBe well aware that were he to fall ill again and I am unable to employ him in the post which I have in mind for him\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Jean Baptiste Honorat. 23 August 1827, EO VII n 275<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cA school\u2019s worth is directly proportionate to the quality of its teachers. In 1827 there were some fifteen Fathers in the Congregation and none of them had made any studies that would have prepared them to teach in a major seminary. Still, Father de Mazenod could count on two men whom he trusted very much. They were both rather young but devoted religious and endowed with much talent: Father Tempier, who was the Superior of the House for 27 years and Father Charles Dominique Albini taught moral theology there from 1827 to 1835. The two or three other directors, who were always chosen from among the best Oblates, were more frequently replaced.<\/p>\n
It is not easy to discern the precise criteria that for a long period of time guided Father de Mazenod in choosing the directors. In fact, it was only the General Chapter of 1850 that composed a part of the Rule that concerns seminaries, in which part the qualities required for this task were for the first time formulated.\u201d<\/p>\n
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- Beaudoin, \u201cMarseilles, Major Seminary (1827-1862)\u201d in the Oblate Historical Dictionary<\/em>, http:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/dictionary.asp?v=5&vol=1&let=M&ID=814<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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\u201cEncouragement of higher education for our young persons\u00a0is critical to the success of our collective future.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Charles B. Rangel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene writes about Father Albini\u2019s appointment to the seminary\u00a0: Be well aware that were he to fall ill again and I am unable to employ him in the post which I have in mind for him\u2026 Letter to Jean Baptiste … Continue reading