by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 25, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why was it important that Jesus experienced temptation?Is Jesus’ experience of temptation an unfair comparison to our experience of temptation since we are subject to a fallen nature and concupiscence?How can we be better prepared for times of temptation, especially...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 25, 2024 | LENT, St. Francis de Sales
Sunday Feb 25 […] with the strength of God, take your share of the suffering linked to the proclamation of the Gospel.” (2 Tim 1:8) Blessed therefore are the souls who drink the chalice with Our Lord, who mortify themselves, carry the cross and suffer lovingly for his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 24, 2024 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart
The generous soul It sometimes happens that Jesus chooses us to be his victim associated with his suffering. Isn’t that a sign of great confidence on his part? In this way, he invites us to prove our generosity towards him. What is love who has not been tested? The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 22, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
We Have Been Given All We Need to Overcome Temptation This article is taken from a chapter in The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Lent by St. Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books. To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 21, 2024 | LENT, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
From a letter of 1689 Every day of this holy season of Lent you pay Him three visits, either before His image or in front of Him, before the Most august Sacrament. The first, to ask Him that this Divine Heart may be one through which the Eternal Father continually...