by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 1, 2024 | St. Francis de Sales
Easter Monday “On the morning of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary left the tomb trembling and joyful… They ran to carry the news… Mt28:8… From a sermon by St. Francis de Sales.(Works IX 171-336) Poor Saint Magdalene,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone: this is the work of the Lord, the wonder before our eyes. (Ps 117, 22-23) […] making himself a companion of our sufferings so that we become companions of his glory. By this abundant, superabundant,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
He Died Because He Was Savior This article is part of a chapter in The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: For Lent, by St. Francis de Sales, which is available from TAN Books. To prepare for our chat, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 24, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why is it good to find joy in the success (especially spiritually speaking) of others?Why are holy relationships important, even for celibate individuals?St. Francis recalls a serene moment watching pigeons feed while smaller birds waited their...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 24, 2024 | LENT
From St Francis de Sales: “So many people spread their cloaks on the road, others, cut leaves in the fields. » Mark 11, 1-10 Sermon of Saint Francis de Sales, March 23, 1614 (Works,IX,36) Our Lord was going towards Jerusalem, those of the city came to meet him, and...