by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 8, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Through all change we must abide in God’s presence Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 12, “Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and How to Receive Them,” from An Introduction to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 7, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Based on what Saint Francis says about sorrow and the good/bad aspects of it, what do you think (if anything) it tells us about the emphasis on Mary being the “Mother of Sorrows” and having a “Sorrowful Heart”? There is a common misconception that if someone is a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 1, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The “sorrow of the world” disturbs the heart Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 12, “Sadness and Sorrow,” from An Introduction to the Devout Life. Here Saint Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 31, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): What does St. Francis say is the danger when a soul becomes disturbed and anxious? What does it mean when the author says that your soul should be “in your hand”? When have you felt that your soul was in your hand? When have you felt...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Jul 20, 9:22 AM Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): What do you make of the distinction between temptation and its delectation? Why does Saint Francis distinguish between temptation itself and the enjoyment of temptation? Most often we hear that avoiding the smaller...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Strive to be delivered from your troubles out of love of God Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 11, “Anxiety of Mind,” from An Introduction to the Devout Life. Here Saint Francis gives...