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19th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Data: 19/12/2024

Letter to Bishop Livinhac in Uganda (12 December 1886)
Dear Monsignor,
We do not cease to pray everywhere that God will put an end to such a trial and that He will deign to bring you out of it safe and sound, especially you, dear Monsignor, who seem to me so needed for the continuation of this difficult work.

18th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Data: 18/12/2024

Rules concerning budgets and non-budgeted expenses (Late 1876)
Considering that it is our most strict duty to keep hold on such a state of affairs so that it may not be extended, for it will lead to financial disasters, as detrimental to the works of the Mission as dishonourable for religion itself. In the name of God, we have ordered and order what follows in the name of Holy Obedience, declaring the obligation sub gravi on those concerned with these measures:

Transforming conflict into peace

Data: 18/12/2024

Conflicts are an integral part of life in society. Social life is marked by different types of conflicts. They can be verbal but also non-verbal. They could also be armed as well as aggressive attitudes and behaviours which are signs of the difficulties of living together in harmony. I have not only experienced conflicts but also been involved and implicated in several situations of conflicts. I have lived and worked in conflict zones, rebellious contexts as well as in war zones. Some of these situations were well beyond our control. However, what counts is not the existence of conflicts but how we handle them.

17th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Data: 17/12/2024

Letter to Father Deguerry (30 December 1886)
In wishing to avoid disheartening a candidate, it burdens the Congregation with useless members (ouvriers, lit. “workers”). These consequently are extremely dangerous because, not being able to work for lack of solid virtue or intelligence, they become discouraged and discourage others and put them off completely. This is what the directors of the novitiates and scholasticates have up to now not been willing to understand.

10th December in the life of Charles Cardinal Lavigerie

Data: 10/12/2024

Am I ready to hand over my responsibility as a leader at the end of my term of office?
Letter to Father Bridoux (8 December 1886)
I wish gradually to give up exercising my authority as Superior of the Society, but I also wish to retain everything that relates to my jurisdiction and my powers as Bishop.

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