by Sister Susan Marie | May 12, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Whether as consecrated religious, or as laypeople working in the world, we share in the universal call to holiness. Although the end goal is the same, how do we differ in living out our own sanctity? St. Joseph is our model as “husband, father, and carpenter” Why does...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 9, 2014 | St. Francis de Sales
So what would St. Francis de Sales say about this recent statement: Heroism is not for the average Christian. St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Founder of the Visitation Order, Doctor of the Church (known as the Doctor of Love) and author of the Introduction to the...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 9, 2014 | St. Francis de Sales
The Pilgrimage of St. Francis of Sales to Loreto. St. Francis of Sales was always thinking of the honor of the Most Blessed Virgin, and had made a vow from his youth to visit the holy Chapel of Loreto. In his travels through Italy, made by order of his father, his...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 7, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News
The third annual meeting of the North American Salesian Network (NASN) took place at the Passionist Retreat Center in Detroit April 28 – 30. Fourteen participants represented the following Salesian congregations and associations: DeSales Resources and Ministries...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 6, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
All are Called to Holiness in their Specific Vocation Sainthood is not just for those in religious life! St. Francis de Sales taught that all people are called to holiness, according to their own vocation. Those who work in the world can sanctify their labor and offer...