by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 15, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
In order to prepare for the Feast of St. Margaret Mary on October 16th, Sunday night’s chat focused on this Visitandine Saint of the Sacred Heart. Here are some topics and highlights: Do we think about Jesus Christ being “so passionately fond of the human race”?...
by Vis Editor | Oct 11, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Sacred Heart
Has the world forgotten about God? What is important in life? The next government scandal? Our favorite movie idol? Or is it heaven, our Creator, and Jesus Christ, who is the source of all love? How can anyone be so unconcerned? In fact, Jesus mourns the world’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 8, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
As a preparation for the Year of Faith, our Sunday’s chat focused on Faith, especially in relationship to St. Francis de Sales’ teachings. VisitationSiste: St. Francis de Sales highlights the sweet experience of God in our souls as a harbinger of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 5, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
The Mist of Faith Pope Benedict XVI declared the Year of Faith to begin this Thursday, October 11th. Our Visitandine contribution will be to focus on the Salesian perspective of faith, guided by our Saints, St Francis de Sales, St Jane de Chantal, St Margaret Mary...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
An open forum led to an interesting chat about prayer, among other topics: Sister: stillness- which is the way to the inner life:Hesychasm Sep 30 2012, 7:40 PM C: what is hesychasm? Sister : It’s a form of silent prayer and inner stillness that the Orthodox...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 24, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
VisitationSiste: Some chat starters for tonight: What’s the ideal number of communities one should visit when discerning? VisitationSiste Do you have to like the place God is calling you? VisitationSiste: If you are not interested in a particular ministry what...