by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 5, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What does it mean to love God above ourselves? Wouldn’t a lack of love for ourselves be a form of not loving God? Saint Francis says that love aims at union. What exactly is union? How can we describe it? How might loving God above all be the path to loving...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2019 | Guard of Honor, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
Praise ! The universal Church unites every day with the hymns sung in her communities to the glory of her divine Bridegroom. She sings her Glory to God in the highest heaven and her followers sing: we praise you, Lord, we bless you, we give you thanks for your immense...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
Did you know?- that St Francis de Sales, Founder of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary might have chosen St Martha as the congregation’s patron? Among the questions to be settled in the early days of Francis and Jane’s fledgling institute was its name. Several...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis makes an interesting point here. What good is martyrdom (dying for God) if one does not live for God?2. Do you think it is possible for someone to become a martyr who was not already living a life for God? Or in Saint Francis’ words: “How can...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 28, 2019 | St. Jane de Chantal
A Collection of Thoughts from St. Jane: 1 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Saint Jane ‘s Thoughts Peace of Heart “Live joyously and serenely with whatever our Lord will do with you and for you.” Quiet Recollection: “We must keep our hearts open and wait for the...