by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 12, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
Reflections:How is a well-rooted tree a good symbol for the devout life and for a life of faith?What about when a tree goes through Fall and Spring, what does this tell us about our faith journey?When St. Francis says, “never cease longing for some new...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 9, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
A Desire for Holiness is Like the Orange Trees on the Sea Coast The following article is taken from Selected Letters of St. Francis de Sales.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 2, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
In Death, Let God Strike Whatever Chord He Chooses on our Lute The following article is taken from Selected Letters of St. Francis de Sales.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at the end.Click...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 30, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Reflections:If it is true that God will never abandon us, then how do we explain hell?What does it mean that we might have two people living in us?How do we fight against that in us which inclines us toward doubt, despair, and sin?How can we have...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 26, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Lift Up Your Heart Bravely Against The Spiteful Girl Within You’ To Soeur de Chastel, Sister at the Visitation in Annecy, written from Annecy, 28 October 1614.Indeed, my very dear daughter, you give me much pleasure by calling me your father, for I love your...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 24, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
How do we cleanse the affections of our soul?Discuss this line: “We must bid the world a calm and deliberate farewell and withdraw our affections from created things little by little.”St. Francis says we need to disentangle ourselves from this world like a tree being...