by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 15, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
this letter, we get less of the usual spiritual advice from St Francis, but can learn a lot by observing his disposition and attitude as he writes to the archbishop. Does anything stand out to you that gives us insight into St. Francis?Were there any key virtues that...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 10, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St Francis emphasizes that we should not desire and ask for temptations and struggles to help us grow in holiness. Why not?2. Why is complaining about our miseries more an act of rebellion rather than impatience, as St. Francis describes?3. How can we get in the habit...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 1, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
If nothing can put asunder what God has joined, how is it that people of belief know that salvation is not an automatic thing? St. Francis emphasizes unity in this letter, but he stresses that this unity is found in God and in Jesus Christ. What does this mean? Why is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 25, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
1. Consider for a moment the closeness of St. Francis and St. Jane de Chantal. He recounted the specific dates of her previous letters, presumably meaning he has kept them. And this particular time he signs the letter simply as “F.” Why are genuine, pure...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 18, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
St. Francis mentions in this letter to St. Jane de Chantal that her nephew has an issue that can only be corrected via experience. Why in life are some things able to be taught, but other things seem to only ever be learned “the hard way”?2. In...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 11, 2021 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
1. As “big” and grand God is, St. Francis reminds us that the incarnation should help us appeal to God’s tenderness. How can we do this, opposed to scrupulously worrying about God’s critiques and harshness towards us?2. The wise worship Christ....