by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 7, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Wherein lies the distinction between a general and specific renunciation? Can we have a specific renunciation without the general renunciation? What exactly does it mean to give up our own will? Why is it important to get rid of even our non-sinful imperfections? Does...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 1, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Independence Day July 4, 2020 approaches for the USA in a year of suffering and turmoil. Our Holy Founder St Francis de Sales often encouraged us to have liberty of spirit. A talk given by French Bishop Benoit Riviere highlights this theme: “Freedom … is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
The Superior of Annecy, Mother Marie Therese, reflects on silence: Some excerpts: June 09, 2020In a commentary on the book of Job, entitled: “We have been made small in your midst “, St Gregory the Great said that … humility being the mistress of all...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 25, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach
The Superior of our Holy Source, the Monastery in Annecy, Mother Marie Therese, encourages us with the following thoughts: In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI writes: “The time has come to reaffirm the importance of worship over dominant activism and secularism...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 15, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What is the distinction between having a dislike for a person and dislike for their actions? How might our attitude toward them manifest differently in each case? Is disliking someone unavoidable, or do we just learn to love in spite of it? How exactly can we exercise...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 11, 2020 | Events, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Please join us for our 9 day series of Sacred Heart Novena MassesDay 1 June 11, 2020 Brooklynhttps://youtu.be/Gq0z2VHKtW0 Toledo https://www.facebook.com/TheSistersOfTheVisitation/videos/269050224178888/ Day 2 June 12, 2020 Brooklyn Day 2 Toledo...