Tag Archives: Cross

GOOD FRIDAY: THAT MOMENT WHEN HIS EYES MET MINE, THE MOMENT WHEN HE MADE ME REALIZE THAT HE LOVED ME

Posted on October 16, 2015 by franksantucci

Can I forget the bitter tears that the sight of the cross brought streaming from my eyes one Good Friday? “Can I forget … the sight of the cross?” asks Eugene, and the peace that flowed into his life as … Continue reading →

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CAN I FORGET THE SIGHT OF THE CROSS?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by franksantucci

  Can I forget the bitter tears that the sight of the cross brought streaming from my eyes one Good Friday? Retreat Journal, December 1814, O.W. XV n.130 “Can I forget … the sight of the cross?” asks Eugene? Every … Continue reading →

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ONE GOOD FRIDAY OF SORROW, JOY AND GRATITUDE

Posted on October 14, 2015 by franksantucci

Eugene then narrates the moment when all the strands of his conversion journey came together in a peak moment of illumination. From this moment everything in his life would be interpreted through the lens of this experience. Here is the whole … Continue reading →

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A DOOR OPENING INTO THE FUTURE

Posted on August 25, 2015 by franksantucci

On the journey to accompany his mother and sister as they left for France, the diary of the exile narrates two incidents in the 13 year-old Eugene’s life that indicated a future direction. During this journey, Eugene demonstrated what grace … Continue reading →

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THE SOURCE OF ENERGY THAT POWERS MAZENODIAN SPIRITUALITY

Posted on August 11, 2015 by franksantucci

When I speak of the central focus of a spirituality and refer to a defining experience or understanding of God, some respond by saying that they have never had an experience of God. By ‘experience’ I do not mean a … Continue reading →

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SPIRITUALITY: GOD’S SAVING RAYS BROUGHT INTO FOCUS

Posted on August 10, 2015 by franksantucci

A spirituality is the result of a precise focus that brings together a specific light and gives a particular meaning to a person or group. “Spirituality” then refers to the totality of the expression of the focus and of its … Continue reading →

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RECOGNIZING THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

Posted on February 5, 2015 by franksantucci

“A pastor of the Fréjus diocese asked for a mission in his parish and Father de Mazenod upset his whole apostolic plan in order to respond to this good pastor. He wrote to the Bishop of Fréjus to ask for … Continue reading →

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I HAD THE POPE BLESS MY CRUCIFIX AND ASKED HIM FOR HIS APOSTOLIC BLESSING

Posted on November 29, 2013 by franksantucci

Eugene continues the narrative of his first meeting with Pope Leo XII: When the Pope took trouble to explain at length to me the formalities which necessarily require much time, he said to me: “You will not leave so soon, … Continue reading →

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THE CROSS OF CHRIST, EMBRACED WITH LOVE, NEVER BRINGS SADNESS

Posted on April 24, 2013 by franksantucci

“The cross of Jesus Christ is central to our mission… Through the eyes of our crucified Saviour we see the world which he redeemed with his blood, desiring that those in whom he continues to suffer will know also the … Continue reading →

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COMMITMENT TO DISCIPLESHIP IN THE CHURCH

Posted on March 15, 2013 by franksantucci

Bernard Vachon, an Oblate scholastic, had been ordained sub-deacon. This function no longer exists in the Church but, at that time, it was a definitive commitment to the clerical state towards ordination to the priesthood. Eugene was not present at … Continue reading →

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