by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 29, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
St. Francis de Sales’ teaching on faith can be summarized by his eight Rules of Faith as expressed in his work, The Catholic Controversy. He claimed that they are certain and infallible tests of faith: Scripture Tradition The Church Councils The Fathers The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 27, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“We are keeping the Octave of the Feast of the Holy Innocents, on which day holy Church makes us read the Gospel which describes how the Angel of the Lord told the glorious St. Joseph in a dream,that is to say when sleeping, that he must take the Child and the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 26, 2012 | Events, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Saints
New Year’s Resolutions are a tradition. Over 400 years ago in France, even St. Jane de Chantal recommended them to her spiritual daughters,the Visitation Nuns. She said, “We must make strong and absolute resolutions, that if Our Lord gives us the coming...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 24, 2012 | Visitation Outreach
Brazil: Colombia: Cerca ya del humilde pesebre de Belén, donde las tenemos muy presentes a todas, con sus necesidades, proyectos y los de todas sus familias, queremos llegar a todas y cada una para desearles nuestro más sincero saludo de Navidad. Que el Divino...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Jane de Chantal
The Visitation Sisters who moderate chat will be in retreat this weekend so chat returns Dec 30th. If you would like to join us in your home with your own silent retreat, may St. Jane’s exhortation be a source of meditation for you.