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...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 18, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Discuss this line: “it costs no more to sigh in God and to God and for God than to sigh and complain without making good use of it.” If we’re going to take the energy for something, why not do so as a prayer? Do you find it difficult...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
: How can this short letter teach us something about the nature of the Church, about the importance of relying on each other?How might this little reflection on floating on some planks of wood teach us something about the theology of salvation by faith and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 4, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How can we become more attuned to Christ’s omnipresence, especially since he is “waiting for us everywhere”?If the Eucharist can give us eternal life, why then are there people who still fall away from the Lord?St. Francis...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Why does St. Francis describe the way of following God not extraordinarily? Wouldn’t this be the most extraordinary thing someone can do in this life?What is so special about gentleness, peace, and humility?If there are special “places” in...