by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 25, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why should we accept sorrow as if it is coming from God? Doesn’t that go against God’s loving nature?If we are supposed to offer ourselves to suffer more, does that mean we shouldn’t be allowed to have leisure or enjoyable moments and instead just pursue sacrifice and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 22, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Accepting this Sorrow from His Hand This article is taken from a chapter in Consoling Thoughts on Sickness and Death by Saint Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 18, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
.Reflections:Why is it important to delineate different types of prayer?Why is exterior reverence in prayer important? How does it tie into sacramental theology and significance?In showing physical signs of reverence around others, how can we avoid turning...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 17, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Exterior Reverence Is a Great Aid to the Interior This article is taken from a chapter in The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: On Prayer by St. Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 8, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
For the Love of God, Love Yourself in this State of Abjection At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about part of a letter written by Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, written from Cluses on August 6, 1606, taken from Selected Letters of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean to put your “hand to the task.” Is this just a focus on our daily tasks? Is St. Francis focused on building a personal enterprise?Why is it important to try to not act with haste and be content with an even pace?Why is it that God’s power...