by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 5, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
A Good Reputation is a Protection of Our Virtues Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about reputations. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 7: “How to Combine due Care for a Good Reputation with Humility”...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2016 | Holy Year of Mercy, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality
“Teachings of Merciful Love: aridity and tedium in the spiritual life” (MEDITATION ) 1. Living the truth. Life is too superficial. We have to teach souls to live the truth. Even most of those who profess Christian life and piety, just live for what affects...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Introduction to the Devout LifePart IICONTAINING SUNDRY COUNSELS AS TO UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD IN PRAYER AND THE USE OF THE SACRAMENTS. Chapter XVI –How the Saints are united to us. INASMUCH as God continually sends us inspirations by means of His Angels, we...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Questions to Ponder: Today we hear about the importance of self esteem – not a quality that St. Francis talks about here. Many people in the world today would say that abjection, as St. Francis describes it, tears down self esteem. Is this true? What role does...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 30, 2016 | Holy Year of Mercy, MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality
Mother Marie Therese Desansdais, A Visitandine mystic whom we have written about in the past, was featured in a stunning lecture by Father Pedro Fernández Rodríguez, o. p., ( Pénitencier at the Basilica of Saint-Marie Major in Rome) given in Spanish but translated...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 28, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Humility Acknowledges and Accepts the Lowliness of Our Nature Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about accepting our nature. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 6: “Humility Makes Us Rejoice in Our Own...