by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 10, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Why do you think patience is so important for achieving the abiliity ot “possess” ourselves? What exactly doe this mean to possess one’s self? And why might it be so important in our modern, fast-paced age? What do you think of Saint Francis’ advice to give “due...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 6, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Greatest Happiness of Anyone is to “Posses His Soul” Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about patience. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 3: “Patience” from An Introduction to the Devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 3, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What do you make of Saint Francis’ emphasis on discovering the virtue unique to you that you are to practice in a more concentrated way beyond the more standard and basic virtues? How do you think virtues play (or do not play) into God’s plan for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 24, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Rise With Joyful Expectation of the Blessing You Hope For Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about receiving the Eucharist. We continue our series with Part II, Chapter 21: “How to Communicate” from An Introduction...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 21, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
Although few letters are extant from St. Vincent de Paul to St. Jane de Chantal, he was her spiritual director after St. Francis de Sales entered eternity. The following letter shows the confidence St. Vincent placed in St. Jane as he shared much about his new...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 20, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
AFTER ST FRANCIS DE SALES… was St. Vincent de Paul. And St Francis and St. Vincent were good friends, as we have shown in an earlier post.*** As the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul approaches on September 27th, we would like to share some excerpts of the...