by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 1, 2024 | Sacred Heart
A blazing inferno An encyclical! Last June, at the time of the feast of the Sacred Heart, Pope Francis announced a document bringing together the reflections of the magisterium, but also a biblical, spiritual and pastoral journey retracing the history of devotion to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 30, 2024 | Advent, Saintly Visitandines, Visitation History
with Sister Francoise Therese Martin (Leonie), Visitandine, Sister of St Therese of Liseux Sunday December 1, 2024 ” What do we wish for each other, if not the love which became incarnate with the Son of God to set all hearts ablaze. The earth is therefore...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 30, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
“I Feel Much Pain, But Never Think of Remedies” This article is taken from a chapter in St. Francis de Sales Signature Set Volume II: Consoling Thoughts by Saint Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books. To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 30, 2024 | Visitation History
December 8, 1602: Episcopal ordination of Saint Francis de Sales, in the church of his baptism, in Thorens. December 13, 1641: Birth in Heaven of Saint Jeanne de Chantal at the Monastery of the Visitation of Moulins, at the age of 69. December 17, 1887: Birth of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 29, 2024 | Advent, Guard of Honor
Dear Faithful Guards of Honor, The year is coming to an end and already our eyes are on the Christmas holidays. The poverty of the manger reminds us that material things, of which the Son of God has stripped Himself, are secondary. If we are concerned about material...