Tag Archives: Letting Go
GOING DEEPER … THE VULNERABILITY OF THE CROSS
Eugene wrote to Fr. Courtes in Aix on how to behave towards the Archbishop of Aix and any requests that came from the Archbishop concerning chaplaincy of a boarding school. Don’t you think, my dear Courtès, that it is unwise … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … PART AND PARCEL OF BEING HUMAN
In July 1837 Eugene wrote to Fr. Casimir Aubert reprimanding him for not going for a rest at Lumières. “I am rather disappointed, my good son, that you did not profit from the permission I gave you to go to … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … HOME TOGETHER WITH OUR MOST BELOVED
(I wrote this a week ago today, before heading out to the funeral of a beloved friend who was an Oblate.) Eugene prepares to return to Marseilles for his Episcopal Ordination as Bishop of Marseilles. He writes to Henri Tempier … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … LETTING GO AND SIMPLY LOVING
Continuing with notes from Eugene’s retreat we find him taking time to address some of the problems that he might have with the priests and the parishes within his diocese. “Lastly what completes my flock will be the clergy. Will … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … RECEIVING ENOUGH
It is evening on the 30th and I am preparing this for tomorrow mornings posting. It rained early this morning, shortly after 6 am and the rain seemed to cut through and break the heat. It left behind it the … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … AN INVITATION TO GROW
Eugene wrote to Fr. Mille, the Superior at Notre Dame du Laus on May 6, 1836 again reminding him of the Rule to keep Eugene informed of all that was going on, not just with Fr. Mille but of all … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER …. GOD KNOWS OUR NEEDS FOR GOD IS MASTER OF ALL HEARTS
In a letter to Father Charles Bellon, dated March 19, 1856 Eugene wrote: We are poor, so it does not suit us to pretend we are rich. We have to know how to be satisfied with the little we can do, … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … AND DOING SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS
October finds Eugene writing to Fr. Tempier on several topics such as Father Guibert’s visit to N.- D. du Laus, books mustn’t leave the houses, sermons of the Fathers of Laus and about the course of humanities. But it is … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND LIVING IN THE FREEDOM OF OBEDIENCE
August 1, 1835 Eugene wrote to his uncle, Bishop Fortune de Mazenod who was the Bishop of Marseilles. He badly wanted to be able to return to Aix Marseilles so as to be in the thick of it with … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND TRYING TO BE WHO I AM CALLED TO BE
July 1835 found Eugene travelling – having had to leave Marseilles because of the government’s ongoing campaign against him. His letter of July 13/14 to Fr. Tempier, written while at Notre Dame de l’Osier highlights the ongoing difficulties he is … Continue reading
Going Deeper 