Category Archives: Oblates of Mary Immaculate
GOING DEEPER … HOME FOR MY HEART
Continuing with notes from the retreat that I am taking part in. “I found a home for my heart with the Oblates.” Fr. Albert Lacombe, OMI I would echo what Fr. Lacombe said. Being a part of the Oblate community … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN OUR BREATHING IN AND BREATHING OUT
In May Eugene wrote to his mother about his appointment to the Diocese of Marseille. He wrote that he would have liked a quiet life on the death of his uncle, now he will have to sacrifice himself even if he … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … QUESTIONS FOLLOWED BY JOYOUS CERTAINTY
March 9, 1837 Eugene wrote to the Vicar General of Aix to speak of a priest who had left the Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Most obviously from the letter we are able to determine that Eugene told … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … SUPERNATURAL BONDS THAT BIND US SO CLOSELY
Eugene wrote a short letter to Fr. Casimir Aubert on May 16, 1836. “My dear Son, although it is very late. I shall not go to bed without writing you a few lines. I don’t want to tell you … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER …. BEING LONELY FOR GOD
Saturday morning I awoke early and sat to reflect and write on another letter of Eugene de Mazenod. But I was restless, unable to sit still and wondered why I was not feeling inspired, not feeling much of anything save … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER … A THREAD IN AN INFINITE TAPESTRY
I continue to find my thoughts and words, my daily reflection not so much on just what Eugene has written but also on the effect that my chosen community has raised within me. There is about me this morning a … Continue reading
Going Deeper 