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Chatting about: Sweet Mercies

by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 11, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room

When have you experienced God’s “sweet mercies,” as Saint Francis talks about? How can punishments be “aromatized with the Divine sweetness?” Is this masochistic? Which saints come to mind who have embraced the pain necessarily associated...

How Afflictions Can be Ladders to Heaven

by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 9, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room

Mercy and judgment I will sing to thee, O Lord ek we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with the book 9, chapter 1, “Of The Union Of Our Will To That Divine Will Which Is Called The Will Of Good-Pleasure.”     Nothing, except...

Chatting about: God’s Will

by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 5, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

Have you ever fallen into this temptation to ask for God’s guidance in every single daily matter (e.g., what to eat, what to wear, etc.)? What has helped you overcome this? Why do you think it is important for Saint Francis to emphasize this point? What danger...

Knowing God’s Will

by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room

Warning of a Troublesome Temptation Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 14, “A Short Method To Know God’s Will.” S. Basil says that God’s will is made clear unto us by...

Chatting about: Obedience and Inspirations

by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 28, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

PM VisitationSiste: Looking at the example given of Simeon Stylites, is mortification of the heart a sign of spiritual maturity versus mortification of the body? Why is it so? Is it possible to have true mortification of the body without that of the heart? Or true...

Chatting about Inspirations

by Editor | Jan 21, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

The examples of the various saints and their beyond-ordinary inspirations and actions seem shocking. What do we make of these? Is Saint Francis telling us all to strive for this? Some of the examples might seem sinful at first glance. For example, the one who retreats...
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