by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 26, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales and education: a pedagogy attentive to the possibilities of each A fruitful life If Don Bosco chose Saint Francis de Sales as a model, it was first for a “pastoral” motive. But not only. He also had the intuition that this bishop had...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 22, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Why is it so important to make a good examination of conscience and good preparation for confession? How can we avoid letting this lead to scrupulosity? Discuss this quote from the letter: “This is life, the only real life, the only life we should live for in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 15, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What does it mean when St. Francis says that their “vocations differ in rank”?St. Francis says, “Our Lord is a fountain from which our prayer can draw water to cleanse us, to cool us, to make us fruitful and fill us with sweetness.” We often...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 8, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
In the opening of the letter St. Francis refers to the ‘Holy Ghost’. These days we more often hear/use ‘Holy Spirit’ to refer to the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. Is there any difference in these terms, and why...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 1, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Related to the opening paragraph in this letter, discuss this quote from Mother Teresa: “God doesn’t require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.”What exactly is humility?St. Paul tells us that one of the main...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 25, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
Visitation Sr (Guest): What is the purpose of religious life? Is it simply a safe haven for people who want to escape the world and have an “easier” way to obtain holiness? Or is it something else?How do we find the balance of...