{"id":2820,"date":"2015-08-03T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T03:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2015-08-02T23:28:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T21:28:55","slug":"is-there-such-a-thing-as-oblatemazenodian-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=2820","title":{"rendered":"IS THERE SUCH A THING AS OBLATE\/MAZENODIAN SPIRITUALITY?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For five years \u201cSt Eugene Speaks\u201d has been working through the letters of Saint Eugene de Mazenod in a chronological manner. As we prepare for the bicentenary of our foundation, I have been asking myself how best to focus these daily reflections to help us to benefit from the anniversary in a deeper and more transforming way.<\/p>\n

I am tired of hearing people expounding that there is no such thing as an \u201cOblate\/Mazenodian Spirituality.\u201d I totally disagree with this statement, and would like to take time to reflect on our spirituality as it has been expressed and lived in 200 years of our existence as Oblates.<\/p>\n

What do we mean by \u201cspirituality?\u201d<\/strong> It is a fashionable concept these days, and there seem to be as many definitions as there are persons who talk about it in all sorts of contexts. Spirituality is all about how our understanding and experience of God is the foundation and guiding principle of our daily lives. It is the \u201cspirit\u201d that gives meaning to our lives.<\/p>\n

Eugene was conscious of this \u201cspirit\u201d in his personal life and in the life of the Oblates at all times. Writing to his closest collaborator\u00a0he explained:<\/p>\n

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First companion of mine, you have from the first day we came together grasped the spirit which must animate us and which we must communicate to others<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Letter to Henri Tempier, 15 August 1822, EO VI n 86<\/em><\/p>\n

As we journey with Eugene, let us take some time today to reflect on the question, \u201cWhat is the spirit that animates me?\u201d What holds everything together in my life?<\/p>\n

\"200\"<\/p>\n

\u201cSpirituality has to do with our experiencing of God and with the transformation of our consciousness and our lives as outcomes of that experience\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u00a0\u00a0Richard McBrien<\/p>\n

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