by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 20, 2015 | Events, St. Francis de Sales
Meditation on Christ the King by St Francis de Sales Sunday November 22nd is the Feast of Christ the King. Instituted long after the life of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, this Feast nevertheless was “anticipated” by St Francis in one of his meditations from his...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 18, 2015 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Simplicity versus Violence. Who Wins? Live+Jesus On Sunday we will chat about the simplicity of the Gospel. Simplicity is the sign and seal of the Gospel, because it is the distinctive feature, the very nature, of the Savior. From the first moment of His...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 28, 2015 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation Saints
All Saints Day Reminds Us of Our Family in Heaven Live+Jesus On Sunday we will chat about our heavenly family. With the Solemnity of All Saints Day approaching this Sunday, it will be good for us to visit this heavenly family of ours and share how...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 21, 2015 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
As the Family Synod reaches its final days, it might be helpful to reflect on the insights of St. Francis de Sales from his “Introduction to the Devout Life, part 3, Chapter 38, on marriage: Introduction to the Devout Life Counsels to Married People Part III,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 15, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales
” Now it is that we are to show an invincible courage towards our Savior, serving him purely for the love of his will, not only without pleasure, but amid this deluge of sorrows, horrors, distresses and assaults, as did his glorious Mother and St. John upon the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 7, 2015 | St. Francis de Sales
September 8th is the Feast of the Nativity of Mary. St. Francis de Sales gave a powerful homily on this Feast in 1620! Read excerpts here: http://tomperna.org/tag/st-francis-de-sales/