by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 6, 2019 | Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
“With God, for me, it was love at first sight”. Sister Sara, from the Visitation Monastery of Como, Italy on the day when St. Francis of Sales is celebrated, tells how only five years ago God called her to Him. It is a special occasion and for this reason...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 5, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Have you ever fallen into this temptation to ask for God’s guidance in every single daily matter (e.g., what to eat, what to wear, etc.)? What has helped you overcome this? Why do you think it is important for Saint Francis to emphasize this point? What danger...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Warning of a Troublesome Temptation Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 14, “A Short Method To Know God’s Will.” S. Basil says that God’s will is made clear unto us by...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
The Visitation Proclaims Life in the Womb! A Meditation on the Visitation When does life begin? The Church teaches that life begins from the very first moment of conception. Scripture, most particularly the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, Verses 39 to 45, supports this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 29, 2019 | Guard of Honor, Salesian Spirituality
The spirit of faithWe have faith and adhere to the teachings revealed by God and proposed by the Church. The Trinity, the Incarnation of the Word, the Redemption on the Cross, the real presence in the Eucharist, Heaven, purgatory, hell … these are all dogmas on...