{"id":3109,"date":"2016-05-02T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2016-05-02T00:36:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:36:59","slug":"entry-number-1468-and-happy-sixth-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=3109","title":{"rendered":"ENTRY NUMBER 1468 \u2013 AND HAPPY SIXTH BIRTHDAY."},"content":{"rendered":"

Six years ago I came across software for producing a blog and I began to play around with it as a personal hobby. Someone then told me to be more intentional and publish properly. I did not expect anyone to be interested in my Mazenodian ramblings, but went ahead on 1 May 2010 and tried\u00a0\u201cSt. Eugene Speaks to Us\u201d \u2013 in the foundation house in Aix en Provence.<\/p>\n

Today is the sixth birthday of this daily reflection, and this is the 1468th<\/sup> entry! I am amazed at how it has taken on a life of its own and is translated into French, Spanish and Polish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The style and approach has changed over the years. My aim has been to journey through the writings of Eugene chronologically \u2013 and I had\u00a0nearly completed\u00a0the year 1828, before I paused to explore our spirituality and our founding vision on the occasion of our bicentenary. I am now conscious that more laity than Oblates read the reflections, and so I intentionally try to ensure that what I am writing does apply to all members of the Mazenodian Family.<\/p>\n

\"eugene<\/a>\"EDM<\/a>For nearly four years the place of daily writing has been Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, and Eugene assures me that he is delighted to wear his new hat, because some of his Oblates have been wearing it for 167 years in this part of the world!<\/p>\n

What does the future look like? The creation of the Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies promises exciting new directions for the future. I dream that this daily reflection space will be intimately connected with this venture and become a vehicle for aspects of Oblate Studies to reach a larger audience around the world!<\/p>\n

Each day this reflection is written in blind faith that someone out there will be helped by it \u2013 I do not know how many people actually read it and how many are touched by one or other aspect of it. It is a daily adventure for me to allow a text of Eugene to speak to me, and if my sharing this is beneficial to someone else, then I am delighted!<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, “St. Eugene speaks!”<\/p>\n

Frank Santucci OMI
\nKusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies
\nOblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.
\n(www.ost.edu)<\/p>\n

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