by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Saint Francis talks about the commandment turning into contentment in Heaven. Can we experience this contentment here on earth?2. Why must God command us to love Him above all else in order to gain eternal happiness? Does this take away or enable our freedom?3. As...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 12, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Spiritual Directory, Uncategorized
Hi this is sr SUsan I am on retreat and did not post the questions go to newsletter for them maybei can join you tonite not sure Jun 9, 6:23 PM K M P: I’d like to learn more about what St. Francis de Sales taught about affective vs effective Love. Jun 9, 7:08 PM...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 3, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We have spent a lot of time talking about divesting ourselves of affections and so on, and here Saint Francis encourages to have them. How do we strike the balance here? How do we desire not to have them and yet at the same time try to have them? This reflection...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis talks about keeping our eyes fixed on God while suffering affliction. How do we discern when to simply accept the affliction out of filial love for our Father or when to seek help? In other words, how do we discern if God’s will is to simply accept...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 20, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
Saint Francis connects this to the reflection that we read for last week. Where do you see the connection between these two? In everyday life, what does this look like between being held by God and walking hand-in-hand along side him? What can Jesus’ surrender...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 13, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
1. Although He knew the mission for His life and He was one with the Father, why did Jesus still ask for the cup to pass from Him and simultaneously surrender to the will of the Father in the Garden of Gethsemane?2. Would the Annunciation and life of Mary and Jesus...