by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 17, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): What do you think of the opening illustration? What point is it trying to prove? Think about its extreme circumstance. You might think that it puts someone in the position of having no choice but to give into temptation, but what is the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 15, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Only God can give us the strength to abhor and overcome temptation Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 4 “Two Striking Illustrations of the Same.” from An Introduction to the Devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 10, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VisitationSiste: Questions to Ponder: Why does St. Francis spend so much time talking about the importance of not taking pleasure in temptation? Do we all have different temptations, or the same ones? Are temptations at least in part culturally conditioned? For...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 7, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The difference between experiencing temptations and consenting to them Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 3 “Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 3, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Perhaps you are familiar with the expression “Standing on the shoulders of giants,” which is a fitting way to summarize Saint Francis’ expression. Why do you think it is so important to take this humble approach to the spiritual/devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 29, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Let us feed upon the honey left us in the teaching of so many holy men of old Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 2 “The Need of a Good Courage” from An Introduction to the Devout Life....