by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 18, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean that St. Paul was snatched up to the third heaven? What is the third heaven? Are people in varying degrees of “achievement” in heaven?In light of this reflection, discuss this Scripture verse: “no eye has seen, nor ear...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 15, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Can We Get a Glimpse of Heaven? This article is taken from part of a chapter in The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Lent 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...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 11, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
St. Francis says that saying prayers in Latin can lead to greater devotion. How/why is this? And why is it still important to understand the translation of those prayers?What are the four ends of man?St. Francis says that sung canticles should be...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 8, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Pray For Our Children Like St. Monica At our Living Jesus Chat this Sunday we will be talking about the following letter of St. Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, taken from Selected Letters of St. Francis de Sales.To prepare for our chat, please read the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 4, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean that Christ has two natures (God and man)? Does this mean that God is capable of change?What does it mean that Christ has two natures (God and man)? Does this mean that God is capable of change?St. Francis quotes Jacob, saying that the Savior would...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 1, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience Were at the Center of Life at Nazareth ,The following article is an excerpt taken from a sermon that was delivered by Saint Francis de Sales to a convent of nuns on Christmas Eve in the year 1614. Source: The Sermons of St Francis de...