by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 8, 2017 | Events, Photos & videos, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
During the last week of January, a conference was held in Caen, France, on St Francis de Sales. Speakers were Bishop Bernard Podvin and Mother Maria Guadalupe, Visitandine, Superior of the Visitation Monastery of Caen. These great videos are in French....
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 6, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VisitationSiste: Saint Francis mentions people who would warn against intimate friendships as a hindrance to a healthy spiritual life. What are your thoughts on this? How can we be sure to keep friendships that are only good, holy, and true? Why is it important...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 2, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
Precious because it comes from God, because it tends to God Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about spiritual friendship. The latest issue of America magazine has an article on a similar topic of friendship and Dr...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 1, 2017 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News
Over the past few years we have shared the stories* of several young girls abducted from their homes in Africa, similar to Saint Josephine Bakhita’s experience, who were, however, placed in Visitation Monasteries and Boarding schools. Some of these young women...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
NEW RELEASE January 2017 Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal From the Saints by Our Side Series By Wendy Wright The story of the extraordinary spiritual friendship between Francis de Sales andJane de Chantal is recounted in this welcome addition to the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2017 | Guard of Honor, Salesian Spirituality, YEAR OF FAITH
“Faith is the lighted torch of our soul” reminds our founder. In this month, which begins with the Feast of the Presentation, “the feast of the Light”, could we not, symbolically, each morning rekindle the blessed candle received that day and...