by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 17, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Sunday’s Discussion: Role of miracles in our lives and in the Church.•What miraculous moments have occured in your own life? •How do we distinguish Divine Providence from a miracle? •Do miracles “produce” faith in non-believers? Or do they strengthen...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 10, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints, Vocation news
Sunday’s chat reached full capacity as we shared our thoughts about this holy season. How does one foster an intense desire to wait for Christ during Advent? Can we expect our ardor to grow as Advent progresses? How can we experience this fervor as we carry out...
by Vis Editor | Nov 29, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
“Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, meaning coming or arrival. The season of Advent is a time of preparation for Christ’s Second coming, even as we remember and celebrate His First coming at Christmas. This Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8 PM Eastern...
by Vis Editor | Nov 9, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, YEAR OF FAITH
This week’s chat with Sister: Attentive faith — something held as very important by St. Francis de Sales St. Francis de Sales said, “ Attentive faith is very great and excellent, and by means of this attention reaches the highest point of perfection.” Read the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 5, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach
Sunday’s Chat focused on how we are to spiritually view destructive events of nature like Hurricane Sandy and how St Francis de Sales suggested we handle it. Sister : Tonight we hope to share some of the circumstances of this past week and see if we can glean...
by Vis Editor | Nov 3, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The following excerpt, from Chapter XIII of St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life, provides insight on how a Christian can deal with natural disasters such as last week’s hurricane Sandy. The below reading is a preparation for...