by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 8, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Let’s make sure we understand the opening metaphor. How does the musician playing for the prince teach us about our love and devotion to God? What is the difference between finding pleasure in God and finding pleasure in His love? What can we do to find our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 6, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How is it that God can hate sin infinitely and yet still permit it?2. Connected with that, how can there be joy/happiness in Heaven knowing that there people in hell?3. Ho does this message convey a message of hope to us?4. How might this reflection go into shedding...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 28, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
God Sovereignly Hates Sin, and Yet He Most Wisely Permits It Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 9, chapter 8, “How We Are To Unite Our Will With God’s In The Permission Of Sins.”...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 18, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
. Following God more and more seems demanding. Saint Francis gives the example of Abraham being called to sacrifice Isaac. If God wants to give to us, why does God ask so much out of us?2. Pope Benedict wrote in his encyclical Spe Salve: “Man was created for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 11, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How does practicing indifference “show ourselves as true servants of God?” “[T]he will of God was more recognized in sufferings than in the actions of virtues.” Why is this the case? Is one more noble than the other? St. Francis says that the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 4, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Let’s start by discussing the distinction between indifference and resignation (as discussed by Saint Francis). What are these two things? In our modern use of the word, indifference is often seen as a negative thing. Why in this instance of following...