by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 25, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Why do we so easily “divinize” (idolize) other human beings? How can we end up idolizing someone/something through our actions, even if we claim to be keeping it in its place as a created thing? St. Francis says the kind of expression described in this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal
Reflections: What does it mean to use our imagination in prayer? What does it mean for our wills to be moved in prayer? Are we to take action? Does the will pertain to more than just action? St. Francis mentions that the goal is for the imagined object to remain...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis mentions that he has the gist of his sermon in his head. We often might envision that saints and doctors of the Church just spontaneously could say and write the profound things they have written. How can it help us to remember that the saints were human...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 21, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How do we find the balance between weeping for the loss of a loved one, but not too much? And if there is a hope of Heaven, should we even weep at all? How can we prepare to die a holy/happy death? Can you imagine yourself seeing your death...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 14, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
0 How are we supposed to arrive at the hope and peace that St. Francis described at accepting his mother’s death? On her deathbed, St. Francis’s mother said to him: ‘He is my son and my father.’ Discuss this...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 7, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Uncategorized
What do you think about St. Francis calling the office of the bishop a “burden”? · What would be a good reason for a bishop to resign? And why might this have been a difficult deliberation? · As part of the decision-making process, St. Francis instructs...