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...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 6, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis never ceases to lead us to discuss the heaviest topics. He mentions being so consumed by a present suffering that we are unable to grasp other realities. What does this mean? Is he saying it is a good thing or a bad thing?2. Saint Francis mentions the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 29, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
How might this reflection relate to Matthew 6:6, “when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret”? How does this thinking help our experiences of dryness in prayer? Have you ever done something kind for a friend...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 15, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
This is very much a continuation of last week’s lesson. Did you find this reflection shed light on anything from last week’s discussion? If so, how? How do we make the distinction between loving God and loving the pleasure found in God? How do we begin to...