by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 20, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VisSr (Guest): What is the difference between having a temptation and giving in to a temptation?St. Francis quotes Romans 7:24 where St. Paul wishes to be delivered from his body. What does this mean? Is the body a bad...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 13, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis says that everyone should pursue the “perfect life.” How can this harmonize with what St. Mother Teresa famously said: “God doesn’t require us to succeed, he only requires that you try”?A part of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 6, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VsSR (Guest): If baptism cleans us of original sin, how/why are we still able to fall into personal sin?Is the desire for perfection reaching too far? And, at least, isn’t this only reserved for priests and religious?What does it...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What is the difference between having healthy self-esteem and esteeming yourself too highly?If God is our Father and Jesus calls us friends, how is it healthy to look at ourselves a “worthless reed,” as St. Francis describes in this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Oct 22, 9:39 AM Vis Sr (Guest): What does it mean that Jesus was obedience to the Father’s will? How does it work that Jesus has a human will and divine will? And does this mean Jesus could have not been obedient to the Father’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 10, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What is so special about the human ability for reason? One mental capacity that sets humans apart from animals is the ability to be self- aware. What exactly does this mean? Why should knowledge cause us to be more modest and humble? And why can it so...