by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 18, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
.Reflections:Why is it important to delineate different types of prayer?Why is exterior reverence in prayer important? How does it tie into sacramental theology and significance?In showing physical signs of reverence around others, how can we avoid turning...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 17, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Exterior Reverence Is a Great Aid to the Interior This article is taken from a chapter in The Sermons of St. Francis de Sales: On Prayer by St. Francis de Sales which is available from TAN Books.To prepare for our chat on Sunday, please read the article, which is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 8, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
For the Love of God, Love Yourself in this State of Abjection At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about part of a letter written by Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, written from Cluses on August 6, 1606, taken from Selected Letters of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 4, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
What does it mean to put your “hand to the task.” Is this just a focus on our daily tasks? Is St. Francis focused on building a personal enterprise?Why is it important to try to not act with haste and be content with an even pace?Why is it that God’s power...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 1, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Draw Out the Thread of Your Plans Until You Put Them into Effect ,At our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday we will be talking about part of a letter written by Francis de Sales to St. Jane de Chantal, written from Cluses on August 6, 1606, taken from Selected Letters...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 28, 2024 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Uncategorized
Reflections:How can we be best prepared for judgment (either at our death, or the final judgment at the end)?Do you think the fire that will consume the earth at the end of time is figurative or literal, or both?At the time of the resurrection of the...