Monthly Archives: May 2015
GOING DEEPER … AND LOOKING AT WHO AND HOW DO I LOVE?
I skip ahead today because of where I am at in my own life. Looking at May 23, 1835 I found Eugene writing a short letter to Father Casimir Aubert at Aix. As you will recall Father Aubert was the … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … WITH A LIFE UNFOLDING
April 7 1835 found St. Eugene writing to Fr. Guigues about the success of the mission and requesting prayers for more vocations. “I am captivated by the account of your missions or retreats and it awakens in my heart very … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … REFLECTING ON WHAT GOD IN HIS GOODNESS ALLOWS
On April 1, 1835 St. Eugene wrote to Father Casimir Aubert at Aix about the few number of novices and about the will of God. “It pains me to see that our novitiate is going to be small in number, … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … THE NEED FOR CONSCIOUS AWARENESS
Eugene wrote to his mother in Aix from Marseilles on March 10th, 1835 painting yet another picture of what was happening in Marseilles with the Cholera epidemic and how devotion to Our Lady seemed to be making a difference. “You … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … AND NEEDING ONLY TO LOVE
We hear more about what it is like for St. Eugene and those Oblates in Marseilles during the Cholera epidemic. Eugene writes on March 10th, 1835 to Fr. Courtes in Aix. “My dear Son, the demands made on us increase … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … AND WITNESSING TENDER LOVE
March 1st 1835 brought a short but telling letter from C. J. Eugene. Bishop of Icosia to Fr. Courtes in Aix where he wrote requesting that Brother Kotterer go to Aix to make his retreat for ordination under Father Casimir … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … REQUIRES GREAT HONESTY & GREATER COURAGE
On February 12, 1835 St. Eugene wrote to Joseph Rossi, reproaching him for living outside the community without bothering to regularize his position. “To be frank, I was experiencing some disquietude at your continued failure to give any sign of … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … WILL MY INVOLVEMENT BE EFFECTIVE?
On February 3, 1835 St. Eugene wrote to Fr. Courtès, priest at the Mission of Aix, Bouch[es]-du Rhone about upcoming missions and a preference to missions over retreats. “My dear Courtès. I did manage to get our men together to plan the … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … AWARE THAT GOD WILL MAKE UP WHAT IS LACKING ON MY PART
January 17, 1835 saw Eugene writing a third letter – this one to Father Vincens concerning some of the miracles being worked on the Missions and with advice on hearing confessions. “My dear Father Vincens, the Lord be praised for … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … WITH GOD KNOWING THE NEEDS OF HIS CHURCH
In January of 1835 St. Eugene wrote also to Fr. Guigues at Notre Dame de l’Osier. He spoke of the men sticking to their mission and the success of some missions that had been preached. “What you tell me about … Continue reading
Going Deeper 