by Vis Editor | Nov 29, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
“Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning coming or arrival. The season of Advent is a time of preparation for Christ’s Second coming, even as we remember and celebrate His First coming at Christmas. This Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8 PM Eastern...
by Vis Editor | Nov 9, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, YEAR OF FAITH
This week’s chat with Sister: Attentive faith — something held as very important by St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales said, “ Attentive faith is very great and excellent, and by means of this attention reaches the highest point of perfection.” Read the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 5, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Sunday’s Chat focused on how we are to spiritually view destructive events of nature like Hurricane Sandy and how St Francis de Sales suggested we handle it. Sister : Tonight we hope to share some of the circumstances of this past week and see if we can glean...
by Vis Editor | Nov 3, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The following excerpt, from Chapter XIII of St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life, provides insight on how a Christian can deal with natural disasters such as last week’s hurricane Sandy. The below reading is a preparation for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
This Sunday’s Chat found the chatters “dreaming up” a “Visitandine Village” and other possible ways of mutual sharing, like a home Visitandine Chapel. We talked about mutuality- between you and the monasteries and how we could enhance...
by Vis Editor | Oct 19, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
Years ago, a saintly man traveled to a distant land and spent nights sleeping in trees. The reason? The populace, fearful of local leaders, would not let him into their homes. The man was St. Francis de Sales, who as a bishop, experienced firsthand the religious...