by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 29, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Most of us are not called in radical and profound ways, but instead most of us are called by God in a gradual way. How can we focus our spiritual life on living by this slow and steady growth? What is something that you can start doing to help yourself achieve this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 21, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
How is it that we can trust a spiritual guide as being “like an angel,” as being a messenger of God? Even more, what allows this person to be in such a place that St. Francis tells not to look to the spiritual guide but “look to God”? What does...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 15, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
VisitationSiste: How can we be certain to practice the devotion that is suitable for our state of life and not judge people for choosing a different way to practice devotion? What can we learn from St. Francis about the word vocations? (Notice he does not use the word...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 11, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
February 2016 Sunday chat: The Nature and Excellence of Devotion 02/04/16 January 2016 Sunday chat: St. Francis de Sales’ Masterpiece 01/29/16 Sunday chat: It Has Changed Our Political Landscape 01/22/16 Sunday chat: Nothing is too small for the Kingdom of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 11, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Devotion Adorns and Beautifies a Vocation Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about The Nature and Excellence of Devotion. We continue with Part I, Chapter 3: Devotion is Suitable to Every Vocationn and Profession from An Introduction to the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 8, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Have you ever been ridiculed for being “devout” or heard of Christians described as “boring”? Why do you think outsiders consider the devout life to be a negative thing? How does true devotion,for example, “cure the poor of sadness, and...