by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
“You have come to make your offerings under the protection of the glorious mother of the Mother of God, who, like a mother pearl, comes in the middle of the sea of this world without receiving any drop of salty water, I mean, without being in any way watered...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Discuss this line from St. Francis: “God allows many difficulties to beset those who want to serve him, but he never lets them sink beneath the burden as long as they trust in him.” Why do you think St. Francis uses the analogy of a bee hive to describe...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 19, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
In spite of being known for his intellectual prowess and being a defender of the faith, St. Francis continually shows himself to be a great pastor, with concerns for a person’s particular struggles, as evident in this letter. Discuss.St. Francis mentions that...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 12, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
How are our crosses “sweet and full of consolation,” as St. Francis says? How can faith help us live securely amidst the storms and uncertainties of life? How can we belong entirely to God? In giving advice about speaking of her late husband, St. Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 5, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Discuss the ‘analogy of faith’ of Holy Scripture. What does this mean?If Scripture is so clear with regard to the matters of salvation, why do Catholics, Lutherans, Calvinists, etc. have such different interpretations of Scripture? If Scripture is so clear...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 28, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
St. John Paul II once said that we should not be satisfied with mediocrity, yet St. Francis counsels here that we should expect an ordinary path upon which we pursue our vocation. Is this a contradiction between the two saints?How do we practice self-annihilation with...