by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 4, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Do you want to reach out to others this Lent with your faith? This book may help! Author Patrick Madrid uses the example of St. Francis de Sales to illustrate the zeal, spiritual principles, and attitude of one who sets out to live and share the faith. Christ sent his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 3, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality
The February 2017 edition of the newsletter of the International Commission of Salesian Studies is now online and its cover article highlights The Treatise on the Love of God workshop. Articles also include one on St. Peter Faber and one on the Visitation Museum. You...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 2, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Whosoever gains the heart has won the whole man Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about more fasting and self-denial. Providentially, we continue our series with Part III, Chapter 23: “The Practice of Bodily...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 28, 2017 | LENT, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
This Lent we are sharing a treasure for meditation- rare conferences not easily found in English, by a Visitandine Superior, Mother Marie-Philomène Maujoüan du Gasset, of Nantes France, (1818-1896) whom we wrote about as a mystic in a previous post....
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 27, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis really builds upon what we’ve been discussing over the last few weeks. He explains why it is spiritually safe to keep ourselves from unhealthy relationships/friendships. Here Saint Francis offers us insight. He mentions that true friendship tolerates...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 25, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Don’t copy your friend’s imperfections Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about more advice for maintaining healthy relationships. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 22: “Further Advice...