by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 23, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What Good Can Become of Showing “Sweetness and Gentleness”? Pope Francis, as Cardinal Bergoglio here, speaks about the gentleness of the Visitation Founder, St. Francis de Sales, who treated others with unconditional love.He reminds us that we are all...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 22, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Last year we did a series on St. Francis de Sales and Fortnight for Freedom. We reference these articles here as they remain timely: Bishop St. Francis de Sales: A FORTNIGHT ON FREEDOM IN HIS WRITINGS St Francis de Sales’ Thoughts on Freedom Bishops’...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 20, 2013 | Photos & videos, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Pope Francis, as Cardinal Bergoglio here, speaks about the gentleness of the Visitation Founder, St. Francis de Sales, who treated others with unconditional love. He reminds us that we are all frail and weak, but instead of hiding these limitations, we should allow...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 18, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Visitation Saints
The Visitation Monastery of Turin, Italy, where Sister Jeanne Benigne Gojos spent most of her religious life, had the honor of being the first among the Monasteries of Italy to see flourish within its walls the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The community had...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2013 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Within the Catholic world, June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a month of true love, Sacred Love, Love of the Divine Heart. An early Visitation Nun, Sr. Jeanne Benigne Gojos, (1615-1692) was deeply mystical and united to the Heart of Jesus....