by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 20, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Your Temptations Come From the Devil and From Hell At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about part of a letter written by Saint Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, written from Annecy, February 18, 1605.To prepare for our chat, please read...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 16, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What is happenstance or serendipity? Are these just life’s happy little moments, or is there an element of “divine coincidence” (providence)?How can we strike the balance of being friends or friendly with someone in a place of stature, power, or fame? Should we just...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 14, 2025 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
It’s OK to Seek Good Spiritual Guides At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about a letter written by Saint Francis de Sales to Madame Angelique Arnauld, Abbess of Port-Royal at Maubuisson, written from Paris, May 25, 1619.To prepare for...
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...