by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
November 1st is All Saints Day in the Catholic calendar. St. Francis de Sales instructs us how we should regard them, call on them and learn from them. He said in his “Introduction to the Devout Life”, “Inasmuch as God continually sends us...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 26, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality
De Sales Resources and Ministries has premiered a welcoming new website called “Embraced by God” with resources for Salesian spirituality. You can access it at www.embracedbygod.org
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 24, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality
Great article by Fr. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS http://trinitydirect.net/clients/OblatesStFrancisdeSales/webpages/column_20141023_WE-bola.htm
by Vis Editor | Oct 18, 2014 | Ebooks, Salesian Spirituality
Download the book. A new ebook by the Second Federation of the Visitation is now available. The book, “Living Jesus” in the Visitandine Spirit: The Spirituality of St Francis de Sales and Other Salesian Thinkers, has 25 chapters and contains the wisdom of St Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 15, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
In the light of the current and serious concern of ebola and other viruses, it seemed wise to look to the heroines of our Visitation order who faced plagues in the past, especially our Foundress, St. Jane de Chantal. Visitation Nuns were outstanding in their response...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 6, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Currently, our Cardinals and Bishops are gathered in Rome to discuss family life and Catholic teaching and practices within and around families. What would St. Francis de Sales’ stance be? We can surmise some perspectives from the exhortations he evidenced in...