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Meanwhile, like his colleague Vial, Eugene de Mazenod handed in his resignation. But, while Vial had given as his reason the impossibility \u201cof adequately fulfilling the obligations which each of us assumed when we accepted the duties that we were called upon to share equally,\u201d Eugene, on the other hand, contented himself with giving, as his reason, domestic affairs, \u201cwhich are absorbing all the time, he would like to devote to the charitable works to which he had been called.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Did he, too, feel that it was useless to try to help the prisoners through a mode of action that was meeting insurmountable obstacles, as well as disinterest on the part of his colleagues? Did someone hint that his youthful zeal was somewhat excessive and out of keeping with the traditional reserve of the organization? Whatever the case may have been, no one tried to stop him from resigning. If the prisoners lost out, the \u201cCharitable Works\u201d recovered its placid ways, for according to the reports made at its future meetings, the organization confined itself to strictly administrative tasks and signed their checks without being too much concerned about human and Christian charity.<\/em><\/p>\n At least the experience had proved useful in revealing to Eugene a material and moral misery he never even suspected of existing.<\/em>\u00a0” Leflon I, p. 286<\/p>\n All this became a learning opportunity for the young Eugene, who was undergoing life-changing experiences at this very time concerning his personal \u201cdomestic affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph B. Wirthlin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a member of the charitable work for the prisoners, Eugene had a certain success in most of his undertakings. Leflon describes his eventual failure in not getting old stale bread delivered to them. The reaction proved to be … Continue reading ![\"200\"](\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/200.png\")
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