by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 6, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VisitationSiste: Saint Francis mentions people who would warn against intimate friendships as a hindrance to a healthy spiritual life. What are your thoughts on this? How can we be sure to keep friendships that are only good, holy, and true? Why is it important...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 2, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
Precious because it comes from God, because it tends to God Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about spiritual friendship. The latest issue of America magazine has an article on a similar topic of friendship and Dr...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 1, 2017 | Events, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
February 2: Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, day of prayer for Religious of apostolic life. 2 February 1641: birth of Saint Claude La Colombière near Lyon. February 15, 1682: death of Saint Claude La Colombiere. 15 February 1730: death of the Venerable...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 1, 2017 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News
Over the past few years we have shared the stories* of several young girls abducted from their homes in Africa, similar to Saint Josephine Bakhita’s experience, who were, however, placed in Visitation Monasteries and Boarding schools. Some of these young women...