by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 3, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
Vanity is an easy vice to warn against, but what about ambition? That’s commonly considered positive in our day and age. Why does St. Francis see it as negative?What makes vanity a defect of courage?What is vanity, precisely? Is it just about a concern for our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Where do desire come from? Do we have control over them?How do we discern between whether we have good versus bad desires?In another letter St. Francis de Sales says (quoting St. Bernard) that the hell is full of good intentions. How could the...
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 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
: Reflections:How can we better “accept the cup” given to us?How might death be an opportunity for evangelization?If we have the hope of heaven for someone, why do we still grieve?Why was it so important for Jesus to experience death? Why not just come...
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...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 19, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
We Must Bid the World a Calm and Deliberate FarewellThe 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 for Living...