by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 3, 2014 | Visitation News, Vocation news
Monastic Beauty: It may be stark, or it may be rich. It will touch your five senses and it will enfold your soul. Monastic life, monastic environment, monastic prayer, monastic horarium, monastic music, monastic architecture all nourish the spiritual life of the soul,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 2, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
A recent article entitled “The Pope and the Philosopher “ http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350753?eng=y asserts that Pope Francis draws much of his perspective from a philosopher named Alberto Methol Ferre who contended that our world lives today in a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News
The most recent issue of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales” “Bondings” has a wonderful article by their Provincial entitled Joyful Saint, Joyful Pope. You can access it here:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 31, 2014 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Vocation news
At the Annunciation, God’s will was made known very clearly through Gabriel! Although our vocational callings are often more subtle, in what ways we can better open our ears – and hearts – to hear God’s will? Particularly in Lent, how can we...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2014 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
V+J Sunday March 30 Consider that the gentle Jesus regarding His enemies around Him, said first “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” O what ardent charity! This Lord unable to excuse the sin of these men attributes it to their ignorance. Monday...