by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 22, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
If we don’t abandon to God, what would we abandon to?What does it mean to tell God do with our souls as he pleases?Why is it God’s pleasure that we experience either sorrow or joy? Why doesn’t God simply desire for us to experience joy?How do we cast...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 22, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Abandonment Is the Virtue of Virtues Hi Subscriber,This week we read an article from St. Francis de Sales abandonment to God.This article is taken from a chapter in Consoling Thoughts on God and Providence by St. Francis de Sales which is published...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 15, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Why is the name of Jesus so powerful?What does it mean when we pray “in the name” of Jesus or we say that all will be saved in the name of Jesus? Is this merely about pronouncing/uttering a word?What does it mean to use the name of God in vain? Is it just...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 2, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why does St. Francis instruct his reader to take things at a slow pace ( ” spin just a little every day” ) ? Does his advice conflict with the opening prayer for Liturgy of the Hours: ” God, come to my assistance. Lord,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 18, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Why do you think it is so important to draw these similarities between today’s woes and that of the time of St. Francis de Sales? If you watched the lecture, what did you find to be the most poignant or significant point that was made? Discuss this quote from...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 4, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What is the difference between joy and happiness?Why is a sense of humor so important? And how might it go beyond just telling and laughing at jokes?Some people say that God has a sense of humor. Do you think so? And what would this mean exactly?When...