by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis mentions that he has the gist of his sermon in his head. We often might envision that saints and doctors of the Church just spontaneously could say and write the profound things they have written. How can it help us to remember that the saints were human...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 27, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Come back to me with all your heart!” (Jl 2, 12). A few weeks ago, starting Lent, we heard this call from the Lord, a call to retire with our Father who is “present in secret” (Mt 6, …). Prayer is not the whole of spiritual life. She is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How do we find the balance between weeping for the loss of a loved one, but not too much? And if there is a hope of Heaven, should we even weep at all? How can we prepare to die a holy/happy death? Can you imagine yourself seeing your death...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
0 How are we supposed to arrive at the hope and peace that St. Francis described at accepting his mother’s death? On her deathbed, St. Francis’s mother said to him: ‘He is my son and my father.’ Discuss this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 7, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Uncategorized
What do you think about St. Francis calling the office of the bishop a “burden”? · What would be a good reason for a bishop to resign? And why might this have been a difficult deliberation? · As part of the decision-making process, St. Francis instructs...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 28, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
March 5, 1604 : Saint François de Sales, bishop of Geneva, preaches Lent in Dijon and meets the Baroness of Chantal, this is the starting point of one of the most beautiful spiritual friendships in the history of the Church. He will be able to say: “The...