by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 12, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
Do you find it refreshing that St. Francis suggests prayer in such a simple way?2. Do you ever feel that your prayer life needs to look as close as possible to that of a cloistered nun for it to be meaningful?3. Adapting prayers according to our life circumstances:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 5, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean to become little? Does the idea of decreasing so Christ can increase in us do away with our individuality? Are we, in the end, just becoming spiritually homogenous? Discuss the “spiritual childhood” espoused by St. Thérèse of Lisieux in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 28, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why is willing always emphasized as important over doing? Is doing, then, unimportant? What lesson was to be learned by the Israelites taking 40 years to get to the Promised Land? If Jesus was so in sync with God’s will, why did He ask in the Garden of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 21, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Sunday chat The Danger of Lawsuits Sep 20, 8:48 AM VisitationSiste: Why should we love abjection? And, what exactly does it mean to be abject?Is it wrong for Christians to ever take someone to court?Why does St. Francis think lawsuits are so dangerous for the soul?How...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 14, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What do you think it would be like to get such a letter from your bishop?How do we achieve this abandonment to God? It seems so unattainable; is it something reserved only for the saints?What exactly does it mean to “belong to God”?What does it mean to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 31, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
. How can we have a healthy focus on avoiding vice and growing in virtue without becoming scrupulous about sin and vice?2. Do you find it ironic that in order to avoid vice, we need to have a healthy focus on it (And not just ignore it or be in denial that it exists)?...