{"id":5488,"date":"2023-05-20T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T23:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2023-05-19T05:17:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T03:17:09","slug":"during-our-pause-will-you-continue-to-listen-to-saint-eugene-de-mazenod-as-he-has-been-speaking-to-us-in-these-reflections-for-thirteen-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5488","title":{"rendered":"DURING OUR PAUSE WILL YOU CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO SAINT EUGENE DE MAZENOD AS HE HAS BEEN SPEAKING TO US IN THESE REFLECTIONS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.4em;\">The daily reflection will pause until July 10, when1 we will begin to journey again with the writings of Saint Eugene. Our journey began on May 1, 2010 and in the subsequent 13 years, over 2900 entries have been published in English, and translated into French, Spanish and Polish.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5208 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-INTRO.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-INTRO.png 636w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-INTRO-300x106.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"224\" \/>Thirteen years of reflections continue to be available on the website \u2013 a treasure-chest of material to invite us to encounter Saint Eugene in the often-flawed humanity that God used to make him a saint, his charism, his mission and spirituality. This is the reason why I produce the daily reflection.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>You can consult these through the \u201cArchives\u201d section on the main page.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Better still, put in a word or concept in the \u201cSearch\u201d label at the top of the main page, and all the published texts with that word or theme will appear.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Through the search engine you can also find that over the years I have explored themes (e.g. our foundation, the bicentenary, the Youth Association, the 1818 Rule to mention just a few)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5209 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-second-heading.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-second-heading.png 625w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-second-heading-300x101.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"211\" \/>More important than having access to the material is to allow the words of Eugene to guide you in your own daily life. Sure, they were written between 206 and 161 years ago in a world totally different from our own \u2013 but human nature has not changed that much, and the heart of what he is saying remains relevant to any disciple today, lay or religious. So, I invite you to apply his words to your own situation.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-Third-heading.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-Third-heading.png 585w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-Third-heading-300x112.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"219\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Finally, if you are one of those who receives this material by email, then please occasionally go to the website itself (https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net) because the email does not always reproduce any pictures I may have used. There also is the possibility to read some of the responses to what has been written.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5211 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-fourth-heading.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-fourth-heading.png 485w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1-fourth-heading-300x135.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"219\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Finally, my gratitude to all who have been loyal readers and supporters of this service \u2013 it is a labor of love which I hope that many find beneficial.<\/h3>\n<h3>Frank Santucci OMI<br \/>\nKusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies.<br \/>\nOblate School of Theology, San Antonio TX<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5214 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-logo-Kusenberger-Chair-of-Oblate-Studies-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-logo-Kusenberger-Chair-of-Oblate-Studies-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-logo-Kusenberger-Chair-of-Oblate-Studies-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2-logo-Kusenberger-Chair-of-Oblate-Studies.jpg 500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The daily reflection will pause until July 10, when1 we will begin to journey again with the writings of Saint Eugene. Our journey began on May 1, 2010 and in the subsequent 13 years, over 2900 entries have been published &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=5488\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}