by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 27, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Jesus Dresses as a Gardener to Show Us the Importance of Ordinary Mortifications The following reflection is taken from a section in the book Roses Among Thorns: Simple Advice for Renewing Your Spiritual Journy, published by Sophia Institute Press.To prepare for our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 23, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Reflections:Do you think St. Francis is being too pushy in order to keep this young woman in the convent?How can we more easily discern what God is calling us to versus a temptation away from something?Why is it important to recognize when resentment creeps in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 20, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
You Would Only Be Leaving in Order to Live for Yourself This week we read a letter from St. Francis de Sales to Soeur de Girard, Sister at the Visitation of Grenoble, written from Annecy on 14 January 1620.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 13, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Be Quite Little, Always This week we read a letter from St. Francis de Sales to the Baronne de Chantal, written from Annecy on 20 January 1607.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 6, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
We Are Not Separated from Him This week we read a letter to the Baronne de Chantal, written from Annecy on 21 July 1605.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the letter, which is reproduced below, and review the questions at the end.Click for Living Jesus...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 2, 2023 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Reflections:How are thoughts not sins, if they are our thoughts?When do our thoughts become sins?Where do our thoughts come from, especially the ones we don’t want?How can we use this battlefield of the mind as an opportunity to grow closer to God and in...