by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 17, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What is abandonment?How do we set aside our own desires in order to surrender always to God’s will?When we surrender, we surrender to our Heavenly Father. How can we allow this to comfort us and assure us that we are in good hands, even if it is a course of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 10, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why do you think Our Lord chose to make Our Lady a pivotal part of our faith? Doesn’t it risk detracting from Christ as the focal point?Discuss St. Francis’s remarks that females should not be travelling excessively. He mentions there was a time and place for Paula...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 7, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Finding Peace in Simplicity This week we read part of a letter from St. Francis de Sales to-the Baronne de Chantal, written from Viuz-en-Sallaz on 24 July 1607.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter, which is reproduced below, and review the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 3, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
ep 1, 6:12 AM SrSusan (Guest): What does tranquility look like here on earth? And how is it similar/different compared to the tranquility we experience in heaven?If God calls us “good,” why does St. Francis instruct to recognize our misery? He...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 31, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Mental Prayer, Recollection, and the Path to Joyful Humility This week we read part of a letter from St. Francis de Sales to Madame de la Flechere, written from Annecy around April or May, 1608.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter, which is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 29, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
his article is taken from a chapter in Consoling Thoughts on God and Providence by St. Francis de Sales, which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at...