by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 23, 2018 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Vocation news
Today, many mature women seek out the Visitation Order to explore their vocation. This is not new to our communities. One holy example from the past is the Visitandine of Bensacon, France, Sister Anne Marie Worm.(1852-1925) Ms. Marie Worm was a pious person who had an...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 22, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We have the power to reject God’s grace, His inspiration. The ruin is our doing, but God who is all good, never forsakes unless forsaken; never takes away his gifts unless we take away our hearts from Him. Man has the power to reject, no matter how much grace is given...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 17, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The work of grace in our hearts Y This week we are moving into the section from Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God. Be sure to watch the video “How the Love of God Begins to Grow in Us” to help deepen your reflection and give you a new way to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 16, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Our Holy Founder’s Feast is Wednesday January 24th and in order to prepare we offer excerpts of his life taken from “Every Day with St Francis de Sales” edited by Francis J Klauder SDB January 16- On January 16, 1618, 400 years ago to this day,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 15, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What is the difference, as described in the video, between our own multiple actions, and the “unitary act of God”? Explain the comparison made in St. Francis’ analogy of the painter, on the one hand, and on the printmaker. The speaker in the video quotes St. Francis...