Monthly Archives: September 2015
GOING DEEPER … LOVING WITHOUT MEASURE
Eugene writes to Father Mille in Notre Dame du Laus on how the Fathers who are there with him are to help priests who would come there on retreats. Since Father Aubert is no more at Laus and you yourself … 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 … THE WHOLE THING IS TO ACT ONLY WITH A VIEW TO PLEASING GOD
Eugene continues to reflect on how he shall be with the priests and parishes of his new diocese. “The whole thing is to act only with a view to pleasing God and to acquit oneself worthily of the charge he … 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 … LOVING WITH A MOST CONSTANT AND TENDER LOVE
Eugene finally writes about what he believes he can and must do for those that he is to be chief pastor for in Marseilles. This will be his flock! “The one sort having kept the faith, but not practicing the precepts … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … LOVING IN THE ORDINARY OF EACH DAY
“Thus dioceses are composed of a multitude of Christians who are so only in name, and who want to stay strangers to the family to which they do not suspect they belong by spiritual ties which, although very real, are … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … IT IS THROUGH THE SALVATION OF OTHERS THAT I WILL BE SAVED
During his retreat Eugene is brutally honest with himself, looking inward to ensure that he is living to his highest standards. It is not for himself but for God. He writes how it will be the salvation of others that … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … THE POWERFUL HELP OF YOUR GRACE
Continuing with Eugene’s 1837 retreat notes he turns most naturally towards God – the only direction that offers a way of serving God in his new position as Bishop of Marseille. He writes: “Here we have the whole secret of … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … STANDING IN CONFUSION AT HAVING TO RENEW MYSELF
Following up on yesterday’s notes from Eugene as he wrote of what God might be calling him to, the then asked how he was to do this. “How is one to proceed if one is to hope to arrive at … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … I REALLY NEED TO REINVIGORATE MY SOUL
During his retreat of 1837 Eugene wrote about what he felt God might be calling him to. “Dear God, when one looks at things with the eyes of faith and with a strong conviction about one’s duties, when one sees … Continue reading
Going Deeper 