by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 19, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Ask for Nothing, Refuse Nothing” is a much quoted phrase of St. Francis de Sales. But what does it mean? This was a question posted by a chatter during our Sunday Night Living Jesus chat room session. As we welcome your input to this site, we post here a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
November 18th is the Feast Day of seven Blessed Visitation Nuns who were martyred for their faith during the Spanish Civil War in 1936, and beatified in 1998. Theirs was a Martydom of Love- the logical outcome of what the mystic among them, Sr. Teresa Maria Cavestany...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 17, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
How can we regain the importance and power of intercessory prayer? How do we emphasize the importance of intercessory prayer amidst a world that measures everything with scientific scrutiny and certainty? Like Elijah from the quote, how can we allow our presence (our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 14, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
In his Renovation of Vow retreat to the Visitandines of New York, The late Fr. John Conmy OSFS had this to say about the virtue of hope and its connection to the vow of poverty: “The vow of poverty helps me to grow in this virtue of hope, in this sinking of my...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 13, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Vocation news, Year of Consecrated Life
Do you believe that? You have been a saint! When? At the time of your baptism! and perhaps, momentarily at other times, for example, your religious Profession. According to the late Father John Conmy, OSFS, in his retreat to the Visitation Sisters of New York, he...