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....
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 26, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Do your friends, family or acquaintances at work criticize your religious practices? How do you handle this? St. Francis says that such people “have no real regard” for our well being. Why do you think they do this? What does our saint offer as a benefit...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 22, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Charity is kind, but the world is unkind Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 1 “We must not trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom” from An Introduction to the Devout Life. Here Saint Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 20, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales often relates the concept of freedom to other themes such as: the good; grace, love, obedience, sin, the human will, and God’s activity. He often also makes mention of free will. “St. Francis de Sales does not speculate on freedom itself,...