by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 31, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Mental Prayer, Recollection, and the Path to Joyful Humility This week we read part of a letter from St. Francis de Sales to Madame de la Flechere, written from Annecy around April or May, 1608.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter, which is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 29, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
his article is taken from a chapter in Consoling Thoughts on God and Providence by St. Francis de Sales, which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 20, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Reflections Do you think St. Francis is being too pragmatic in this letter and not compassionate enough?Martyrdom is an obvious way to show willingness to die for the faith. Especially in this day and age, what are other ways to die for the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 17, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
This Constant Flutter of Your Heart Exhausts Your Strength All the Time This week we read part of a letter from St. Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantel, in response to a troubling letter she previously sent him.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 10, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
St. Jane’s “Anguish of Spirit” ,August 12 is the feast day of St. Jane de Chantal, the co-founder, along with St. Francis de Sales, of the Visitation Order. In honor of this day, we want to share and reflect upon a letter written by St. Jane to St....
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 6, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
What is meekness? What does it mean to be meek? And what might that look like for someone who has a leadership role?Why is it so important to not live according to our passions? And if we are supposed to avoid them, how/why do we have them in the first place?What are...