Writing to Father Casimir Aubert, the novice master, Eugene reviews the progress of the novices and concludes with advice regarding one in particular, from which he draws an important lesson for all communities.<\/p>\n
\nTry to bring your influence to bear on Gignoux to get him into the way of a sensible measure of regularity, the way to go about it is to set up some chats with him in which without any affectation you talk about what real perfection consists in.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Don\u2019t neglect this kind of fraternal and trusting sharing with the others as well, it always has good results and ends up forming a family spirit even amongst those who were not drawn to it at the outset. I understand that it can be more agreeable to stay in one\u2019s cell, but that kind of apostolate is more advantageous and more in line with my ideas. Goodbye, very dear son, with my love and blessing.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Casimir Aubert, 13 June 1836, EO VIII n 577<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Writing to Father Casimir Aubert, the novice master, Eugene reviews the progress of the novices and concludes with advice regarding one in particular, from which he draws an important lesson for all communities. Try to bring your influence to bear … Continue reading