by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
Jane de Chantal: a life for the poor at the time of the wars of religion “I have always believed that in the person of these poor I wipe the wounds of Jesus Christ,” said St. Jane de Chantal, the founder of the Order of the Visitation.Jane-Françoise...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 25, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
From her childhood, Jane de Chantal is described as “beautiful, cheerful, simple, clairvoyant, determined and deeply applied to her duties as a Christian”. “The perfect lady” first saw her faith in service to the poor and the sick. But after...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 24, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Is Saint Francis saying that loves that are lesser than the love of God are bad? Does the love of created things necessarily entail disobedience to the divine majesty? What does it mean to put the love of God first? How can we discover what is the chief love of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 19, 2019 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
On August 12th we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation Order’s Foundress, St. Jane de Chantal The teaching of this mystic of the seventeenth century always resonates with such force in our time: it is through small things and the gift of self that one...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 15, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The English language lacks the nuance of vocabulary in discussing the different types of love. Why is distinguishing between types of love important? Connected to that: When someone says, “I love pizza” or “I love wine,” where does this fit on...