by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 8, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
“A great misery among men is that they know what is due to them and that they feel so little of what they owe to others. »St Francis de Sales Spiritual Conferences Prayer: Today Lord Jesus, I ask you to give me the discernment to go to my brothers and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 5, 2019 | LENT, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
St. Francis de Sales will help us to make our Lent a time of grace because, he says, there is no holiness ready made, it is necessary that everyone goes step by step. In the sermon on April 3, 1594, St. Francis de Sales discussed the spiritual struggle and reminds us...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 4, 2019 | Museum of the Visitation, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
The Visitation Museum in Moulins, France announces its upcoming exhibit for May through December 2019! The Museum offers you the discovery of a unique and completely new collection: the heritage of the Monastery of the Visitation of Paris, and through it the history...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 4, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Let’s start by discussing the distinction between indifference and resignation (as discussed by Saint Francis). What are these two things? In our modern use of the word, indifference is often seen as a negative thing. Why in this instance of following...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 3, 2019 | LENT, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
This year we take as our guide our Holy Founder, St. Francis de Sales, for the blessed season of Lent. Prayer before entering the season of Lent: “Lord, let this time of penance be inspired by You. You do not ask us for feats, just to come back to you, the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 28, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
FREE ONLINE NON-CREDIT COURSE FOR LENT The Salesian Center for Faith & Culture at DeSales University is offering a free online non-credit course for spiritual enrichment. Lent 2019: A Time of Enlightenment & Reconnecting is now open. Self-registration is easy,...