by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 14, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
: Psalm 18:2-3 leads us to pray: “I love you, LORD, my strength, LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold!” What does the contrast of the changing nature of the world compared to God’s eternal and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 12, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Saints
Saint Jane Frances, who, persuaded that true devotion can not be without perseverance, you accepted the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whom you chose as your mother from a tender age, keeping firm and constant under the protection of the Blessed Virgin, until...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 8, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Through all change we must abide in God’s presence Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 12, “Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and How to Receive Them,” from An Introduction to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 7, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Based on what Saint Francis says about sorrow and the good/bad aspects of it, what do you think (if anything) it tells us about the emphasis on Mary being the “Mother of Sorrows” and having a “Sorrowful Heart”? There is a common misconception that if someone is a...