by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 9, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What is the gift of understanding? How is it different from the gifts of counsel, knowledge, and wisdom?How can the gift of understanding help us submit to the will of God?If there are certain gifts we receive from the Holy Spirit, why do we sometimes seem to not have...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 6, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The Gift of Understanding Gives Us Clearer Insight Into the Mysteries of Our Faith At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about a letter written by Saint Francis de Sales to Saint Jane de Chantal, written from Annecy on June 15, 1609.A contextual...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 2, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The Introduction to the Devout Life is now a spiritual classic and a “must-read” for Catholics wanting to grow in their faith and devotion. How could it be, then, that St. Francis is surprised by its rising “success”?What do you think about the fact that the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 2, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
The Unexpected Success of ‘Introduction to the Devout Life’ ,At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about a letter written by Francis de Sales to Monseigneur Pierre de Villars, Archbishop of Vienne, written from Annecy around 15...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 26, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Jan 25, 4:24 AM SrSusan (Guest): Reflections:We can all admit that temptations will always be with us throughout our lives. Do we grow stronger in virtue as time goes by in resisting the temptations of our youth? Are there any advantages in growing...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 23, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
God is Glorified When We Resist Temptation This article is taken from a chapter in Introduction to the Devout Life by Saint 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...