by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 24, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales gives sound advice on how to meditate with Holy Scripture. He suggests: ” We can consider the Holy Bible, that is, the mysteries contained therein, and principally the Gospels, in two ways. The first is to use the pious considerations...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 22, 2012 | Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
An Invitation from Kelly Schumacher, Visitation Intern: Join us this Sunday, 3/25, for a screening of Emilio Estevez’s powerful and inspiring film The Way. This is the next in our series, “Movies with Jane” featuring thought-provoking films that inspire and/or...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Attentiveness, mindfulness, presence of mind- the capacity to listen well- these are all attributes considered essential when we hear the Word of God proclaimed. But this is often a struggle for the faithful one even if a right intention is present. St. Francis de...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 20, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Discernment with DeSales, Vocation news
A vocation to the Visitation Order is a call to live a deep, interior life. One of the guides to developing this inner life is St. Francis de Sales’ Spiritual Directory. Central to the practice of the directory is what is called the Direction of Intention. It is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 19, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Guest1.: Sister, are you there? Mar 18 2012, 7:21 PM Sister : Yes Hi! What an insightful week I had Guest 1: Please tell me all about it, I’d love to hear! Sister : If the dissertation is true, St Francis de Sales deliberately chose interior rather than...