by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 29, 2012 | Events, Visitation News
From July 17-20, 2012 Vistandines from the Councils of the two American Federations met in the Monastery of the Visitation in Mobile AL to discuss issues and opportunities concerning the Order. Joining them was the Auxiliary Religious Assistant. In between meetings,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 26, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Part 2:Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales Reluctance The Very Reverend Father Brisson was professor at the Diocesan Seminary of Troyes and confessor to the Visitation Monastery in the same city. For more than thirty years he was daily importuned by the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 25, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Visitation Saints
Scientist, Skeptic, Spiritual Leader and Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Part 1 SCIENTIST Yes, a unique scientist will be beatified on September 22, 2012! His most notable invention? – an astronomical clock! One evening when he was watching the stars...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 24, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We’ve all heard of people that are described as “opinionated”, but in fact all people hold some kind of private opinion or judgement. How does this reality affect our spirituality and interior growth? St. Francis de Sales was asked this question and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 23, 2012 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Saints
Sunday’s chat extended into realms other than those originally posted and one of the areas that emerged was the upcoming beatification of Ven. Louis Brisson, the Founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Sister: I am going to digress to chat a bit about...