by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 19, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Simple or Solemn Professions and the vowed commitment to the evangelical counsels is a consecration of a religious person’s whole being to God and a momentous and deeply sacred event. Those professing vows will be receiving many notes of support from the community,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 18, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PREPARING TO ENTER RELIGIOUS LIFE! Amidst your joy of preparation, are you struggling, perhaps with family, friends, or the renunciation of lifelong treasures or books? Do your own emotions get the better of you in the process? What if a Doctor of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 15, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What would it be like to receive a letter from St. Francis de Sales, especially as you are just starting out in religious life? Some fortunate novices contemporary with St Francis actually did receive advice from his enlightened pen! And if you read these excerpts,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 26, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Vocation news
March 26 8:00 PM – Following the Spirit: Discernment Series Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM St. Jane House, 1403 Emerson Avenue N., Minneapolis Thinking about making a career change? Longing to get married and start a family? Wondering if God is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 20, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Discernment with DeSales, Vocation news
A vocation to the Visitation Order is a call to live a deep, interior life. One of the guides to developing this inner life is St. Francis de Sales’ Spiritual Directory. Central to the practice of the directory is what is called the Direction of Intention. It is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 12, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
Popular lyrics and contemporary Christian song notwithstanding (Hillsong United,From The Inside Out) – it was St Francis de Sales(1567-1622) who encouraged conversion from the interior to the exterior. As he wrote in the Introduction to the Devout Life: “As for...