by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 23, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Do Not Set About Your Work With Restlessness and Excitement Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about peace and patience. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 10: “We Must Attend to the Business of Life Carefully, But Without...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 22, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Even though our sins offend God and can separate us from God, why is it so important to not focus so heavily on our faults? St. Francis warns against “self-love.” What would the difference be between “self-love” and a proper love of one’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 17, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What we want is a quiet, steady, firm displeasure at our own faults Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 9: “Gentleness Towards Ourselves” from An Introduction to the Devout Life. Here Saint...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 14, 2016 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie: How in your life can you practice a greater degree of gentleness towards your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, etc.? How would you explain the difference between holy and just anger versus unholy and unhealthy anger? Why do you think...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 10, 2016 | MYSTIC OF THE MONTH, Visitation Outreach
Dryness, cravings: necessary purifications. Dryness and weariness in the spiritual life are necessary as a paternal purification, so that by detaching yourself from yourselves, from your own joys, you may prove to God your Father an affection above your likes and your...