by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Part 2:Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales Reluctance The Very Reverend Father Brisson was professor at the Diocesan Seminary of Troyes and confessor to the Visitation Monastery in the same city. For more than thirty years he was daily importuned by the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 25, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Scientist, Skeptic, Spiritual Leader and Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Part 1 SCIENTIST Yes, a unique scientist will be beatified on September 22, 2012! His most notable invention? – an astronomical clock! One evening when he was watching the stars...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 24, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We’ve all heard of people that are described as “opinionated”, but in fact all people hold some kind of private opinion or judgement. How does this reality affect our spirituality and interior growth? St. Francis de Sales was asked this question and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 23, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
Sunday’s chat extended into realms other than those originally posted and one of the areas that emerged was the upcoming beatification of Ven. Louis Brisson, the Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Sister: I am going to digress to chat a bit about...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 23, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Sunday’s chat reflected the post about St. Francis de Sales advice on dealing with our antipathies. Here’s how some of it went! R (guest): I tend to get like that when I hear people at work that talk about offensive stuff, so should I just ignore this? Jul...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 21, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The realities of our daily lives often bring us into contact with people who for some reason we just don’t take to. But if we are people of good will we find this disturbing, as we certainly want to grow in charity toward others. How can we deal with these...