by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 1, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): New Years Eve Chat 730pm est Dec 29, 9:33 AM Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): For St. Francis de Sales, love is a decision, an act of the will: How might this be different from contemporary society’s understanding of love? What are some...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 1, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“We must begin the year with Christ and His most holy Mother. O Jesus fill our hearts with your Divine Name, so that your gentle kindness may influence all our senses and perfume all our actions. O glorious name which the mouth of the Divine Father pronounced...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 31, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
” Here we are at the end of the old year; tomorrow will be the beginning of the new. We must bless the Lord for the many graces we have received. May it please God that by the means of these fleeting years we may happily arrive at the permanent year of a blessed...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 30, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
December 30: “So this year has disappeared into the abyss where all the others have gone. How desirable is eternity when we consider these fleeting changes! Let the time pass by, little by little, run with it to be transformed into the glory of the children of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 29, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Merry Christmas! Now that we are into the Christmas season, we can continue our chats like normal. We are moving the section of “What is Love?” from Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God. Be sure to watch the video here, “What Is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 21, 2017 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
What more wonderful wish can anyone wish for than that of remaining in the Love of God? There is no better place to rest, recharge, draw all that is necessary and indispensable to our lives. God provides everything, in everything! It is therefore naturally this wish...