by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 25, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Sister Susan Marie: St Francis is a good model for our increasingly violent world Aug 24 2014, 7:19 PM Sister Susan Marie: Several years ago the Visitation Srs has a motto- a gentle presence in a violent world Sister Susan Marie: But St Francis gentleness was not...
by Vis Editor | Aug 20, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
A wise man understands that it is best to flee from anger The following is an excerpt from an article by Rev. William J. Nessel, O.S.F.S., a teacher, pastor and writer. There is an ancient fable about the wind and the sun. One day, they began to argue over which one...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 11, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Jane de Chantal
Sister Susan Marie: In our Living Jesus Chat Room Sunday, we discussed some points: Think of St Jane’s love of God, and how we first began to love the Lord. What has helped our love to grow over the years? Think of events in St Jane’s life, such as the adversity in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
V+J Tuesday August 12th will be the Feast of the Foundress of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, St. Jane Frances de Chantal. The well-known Cardinal Berulle, founder of the French Oratory, once said of St. Jane that she was one of God’s greatest lovers on...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Which is more difficult? Showing patience to those who bother us, or patience with God’s timing? The saints speak of practicing patience with humility. Is it possible to practice patience without humility? As mentioned above, patience requires that we submit to God’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 31, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Patience: Are we Living According to God’s Time or our Time? Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership In today’s “instant society”, we have lost the value of the virtue of patience. However, we are called to live eternally, and led by the...