by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 2, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What do you think is the difference between poverty as lived by consecrated religious and the poverty of the impoverished? What do you think is similar? For the non-consecrated, how is a Christian to find the balance between legitimately having riches and still live...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 30, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What the Holy Family Can Teach Us Saint Francis de Sales, in his Spiritual Conferences, Conference 3, treats of the challenges the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph faced in their lives. All families experience joys and trials. We’d like to highlight some...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 29, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Do not let that mind which is the likeness of God cleave to mere earthly goods Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about the spirit of poverty. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 14: “Poverty of Spirit...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 22, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
He willed that he should make himself the companion of our miseries to make us afterwards companions of his glory We present to you a deep reflection from Saint Francis de Sales on the Incarnation. We hope and pray this Christmas will lead you to a deeper...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
In this age of the New Evangelization, how do we encounter people where they are at and follow this advice from St. Francis: “Avoid the society of persons who are wanting in purity, especially if they are bold, as indeed impure people always are”? What is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 17, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We conclude our Advent series with the meditative thoughts of St. Francis de Sales on the Incarnation, from his sermons. Sunday When the world had reached the high point of its wickedness, God came to redeem us and deliver us from the tyranny of sin and the...