by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 6, 2012 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Mother Marie Madeleine Ponnet’s wisdom, gleaned in her deep interior life of mystical prayer, is timeless in its ability to touch souls. She suggests, ” Ask of Our Lord for the grace to make each of the acts of your life filled with the immensity of His...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 30, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St Francis de Sales continues to enlighten us about the nature of faith. It is an inner alertness that prompts us to do good and to understand the truth. “There is a vigilant faith, which also depends on its union with charity. It not only performs good...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 29, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
This Sunday’s Chat found the chatters “dreaming up” a “Visitandine Village” and other possible ways of mutual sharing, like a home Visitandine Chapel. We talked about mutuality- between you and the monasteries and how we could enhance...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 24, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St. Francis de Sales astutely describes the difference between what he terms a dead or dying faith, and a living one. The difference is simply charity- Love- and how we reach out to others. He says, ” Faith is the basis and foundation of all the other virtues,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 17, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St Francis de Sales had a profound understanding of human nature but also a thorough familiarity with Scripture and the Fathers of the Church, enabling him to place the growth of faith within these complementary aspects of our spiritual lives. While acclaiming the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 16, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Saints
16 October 2012 From Sr. Mary Berchmans, FEAST OF SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE Our Saint Margaret Mary has left us a beautiful legacy in devotion to the loving Heart of Jesus. In a special visitation to our saint, Jesus said to her: “Behold this heart which has so...