by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 8, 2023 | Discernment with DeSales, Uncategorized
What is quietism, and what makes it a heresy? (Definition on Catholic.com) What does it deny?What is pacificism, according to St. Francis? And how is it not simply nihilism or a negative acceptance of just whatever comes our way?What is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
What does it mean to be of one heart and one mind with someone? Is this similar to when we talk about the “one heart” of Jesus and Mary (from St. John Eudes), or does it mean something even deeper for them? Why is it important for Christians to be of one...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 4, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
Of his injured leg, St. Francis wrote: “at this rate I should never want it to get better; no, not even if your Mother had come and had brought you along with her.” Was this a little tongue-in-cheek joke, or do you think it was a translation issue? What do...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
VisitationSR (Guest): How can we “cling too jealously to the purity of faith,” as St. Francis describes it?How can we be better at ignoring/avoiding temptations, when they almost seem to saturate our everyday lives?St. Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 24, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Uncategorized
Visit the City of the Sacred Heart, Paray-le-Monial, France, today. Visite de la cité du Sacré Coeur de Jésus – Sanctuaire du Sacré-Coeur (sacrecoeur-paray.org) Click above for video
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 7, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Uncategorized
What do you think about St. Francis calling the office of the bishop a “burden”? · What would be a good reason for a bishop to resign? And why might this have been a difficult deliberation? · As part of the decision-making process, St. Francis instructs...