by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 8, 2014 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH
Sister Carmela (1909-1984) was a member of the Visitation Monastery in Acilia, Italy, near Rome. Entering religious life as a mature woman of 55, after marriage, motherhood and widowhood, she serves as a model for older women entering religious life today. Blessed and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 8, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News
The Director of Salesian Studies from the Institute of Salesian Studies in Berkeley, California would like to make you aware of a special project now in progress. The Institute is trying to digitize the Journal of Salesian Studies to make it accessible and also to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 6, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Sun Chat Epiphany Sister Susan Marie: How can we do Jesus homage? How can we publicly give him special honor and respect? What kind of gifts can we give to Christ –– and by extension, to one another –– day in and day out? Are such displays of respect limited to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 4, 2014 | Discernment with DeSales, Visitation News, Vocation news
Live + Jesus! Our Lady’s gift to the St. Jane de Chantal Gallery Community at Georgetown Visitation Monastery for this New Year is Adrienne who is beginning her discernment program. Keri Cole who will return shortly from her family visit will become a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 2, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“They did him homage.” “They set out. The star which they had observed at its rising went ahead of them until it came to a standstill over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house, found the child with Mary his...