We have been following the events around the difficulties between Eugene and the French government, and I have focused only on these for several weeks. While all this was going on, he was always Superior General of the Missionary Oblates. I will now go back chronologically to pick up the narrative on his relations with his Missionary Oblate Family.<\/p>\n
During the months that Eugene was in Rome, Father Tempier had been his Vicar in France, handling the day-to-day affairs of the Congregation. Eugene\u2019s correspondence with his Vicar shows his fatherly concern:<\/p>\n
\n… When moving someone you must always ask whether it will result in the dismantling of the work that person is doing. … You could not do better than change P\u00e9lissier [ed. who had only been ordained for 6 months), Marseilles does not have much to offer him, but I doubt whether he has the capacity to endure the solitude at Billens; his vocation is too recent to be put to that test\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
You did the right thing in giving that angel Aubert a change of air for a while; I do hope that it is only a question of his taking a break which you felt he should have, not of a mandatory rest. I am always anxious about that child, for fear that his health may suffer as a result of all the work he has. \u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I am delighted that Vincens is not flagging, a few like him would do wonders for you.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Henri Tempier, 29 October 1833, EO VIII n 471<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have been following the events around the difficulties between Eugene and the French government, and I have focused only on these for several weeks. While all this was going on, he was always Superior General of the Missionary Oblates. … Continue reading