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THE GOD WHO DELIGHTS AND PLAYS

Posted on July 6, 2012 by franksantucci

Continuing his reflection on creation as a place for experiencing the presence of God, Eugene quotes Proverbs 8:31 about God “at play everywhere on his earth, delighting to be with the children of men.”  And the Christian, going deeper, emerges … Continue reading →

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NATURE TEACHES

Posted on July 5, 2012 by franksantucci

Is there anything, in fact, more joyful than the countryside, or much richer than nature, especially when the soul, that is as religious as it is sensitive, discovers, in every leaf and on the wing of each atom, the great … Continue reading →

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THE ADVICE I AM GIVING IS NOT DIFFICULT, BUT EVEN IF YOU FIND IT HARD TO FOLLOW, I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE THE EFFORT

Posted on September 16, 2010 by franksantucci

The 14 year-old Léon-Jules Saboulin, member of Eugene’s Youth Congregation, had written to Eugene, in September  1815, from where he had been spending the long summer away from Aix.   The extract of the letter is interesting because it shows the … Continue reading →

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UNTIL THE TIME OF MY CONVERSION, MY SOLE PREOCCUPATION WAS TO DESTROY HIS WORK

Posted on August 19, 2010 by franksantucci

Here, in the first meditation of the day, Eugene refers to a moment where his conversion took place. Interestingly, the very next retreat meditation, the second of the day, is the one in which he recalls his Good Friday experience! … Continue reading →

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