Eugene never took major decisions for the Congregation without a process of consultation. In regard to the invitation to send Oblates to Corsica, he shares the process with Father Guibert , who was one of his most trusted councilors.<\/p>\n
\nMy dear friend, today isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve bewailed the necessity of being separated from the men Providence has given me as councillors in the administration of the family.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
I wouldn\u2019t want to arrive at any decisions without hearing all of them; I feel a need to help out my own judgment with their ideas and helpful advice, inspired as they are with zeal for the family\u2019s prosperity and the Church\u2019s good in the exercise of the ministry that it embraces.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
At this particular moment, more than ever, I would have liked to dialogue with you especially, before taking a decision which must have very great consequences, but it does not admit of the least delay. I am obliged to reply immediately, and once again I am afraid of not having enough time for the letter to arrive which must decide me, not on a mere changing of personnel, but on a real upheaval in our houses\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n
How can I put down on paper, in effect, the content of six days\u2019 continuous dialogue with the sole assistant to whom I have access? I have weighed everything, pondered on it all; I have put all the objections to myself. I have considered all the disadvantages, and the inescapable conclusion is that we must be prepared for any sacrifice at all if we are not going to reproach ourselves for closing the door that Providence is opening to us.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Hippolyte Guibert, 18 October 1834, EO VIII n 493<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene never took major decisions for the Congregation without a process of consultation. In regard to the invitation to send Oblates to Corsica, he shares the process with Father Guibert , who was one of his most trusted councilors. My … Continue reading