by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 21, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Year of Consecrated Life
Salesian Online – Advent Course Offerings 2014 These courses are run simultaneously for enrichment and are completely ONLINE. There are no papers due and requires limited reading. Courses run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 24. You may sign on to your course as early as...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 20, 2014 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Vocation news
On Friday, November 21st, the glorious Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, Visitandines around the world will renew their holy vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. As the Oblate Father Alexander Pocetto OSFS put it, “By renewing our vows, we become more...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 19, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Ask for Nothing, Refuse Nothing” is a much quoted phrase of St. Francis de Sales. But what does it mean? This was a question posted by a chatter during our Sunday Night Living Jesus chat room session. As we welcome your input to this site, we post here a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
November 18th is the Feast Day of seven Blessed Visitation Nuns who were martyred for their faith during the Spanish Civil War in 1936, and beatified in 1998. Theirs was a Martydom of Love- the logical outcome of what the mystic among them, Sr. Teresa Maria Cavestany...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 17, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
How can we regain the importance and power of intercessory prayer? How do we emphasize the importance of intercessory prayer amidst a world that measures everything with scientific scrutiny and certainty? Like Elijah from the quote, how can we allow our presence (our...