by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 16, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis points out that God has no need of us (as if God lacks something), instead He created us to share in His goodness. However, after the resurrection, Jesus tells his disciples to spread the gospel, almost as if God is allowing...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 13, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
God Wants to Exercise His Goodness Towards You, Bestowing His Grace and Glory This article is taken from a chapter in An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books. To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 9, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Reflections:What does it mean for us to at one point to have never existed, and now you will never cease to exist, even after death?Does being mere dirt/dust/ashes mean that we are seen as just unimportant thereby?God creates us out of nothing. Discuss...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 6, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Glorify the Existence God Has Given You This article is taken from a chapter in An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books. To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 30, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
When Temptation Becomes Sinful This article is taken from a chapter in An Introduction to the Devout Life: Philothea by Saint Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 26, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean to prepare our souls for something? How can we do this?What is self-renunciation?What would it be like to make it a habit to say the prayer that St. Francis suggests, “tear me away from myself. O self, I put you away...