by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 25, 2019 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Another deep one! Let’s discuss the distinction that Saint Francis makes between a temptation and giving into the temptation. Why do we guilt ourselves regarding temptation as if it is a sin? How can we learn to not feel guilt for temptation itself? Saint...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 18, 2011 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality
” And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Genesis 1, 31) The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.” (Genesis 2s 15) THEOLOGY: Catholic tradition insists that we show our...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 14, 2011 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality
‘”Just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” (1 Cor.12:12) “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 10, 2011 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality
The laborers deserve their wages.” (I Timothy 519) TENET OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: Work is more than a way to make a living. It is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. The dignity of work must be protected by respecting the basic rights of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 9, 2011 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality
“As often as you have done it to the least of these my people, you have done it to me.” (Mt. 25:40) TENET OF SOCIALJUSTICE: The moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable and voiceless members: the poor and marginalized. All have a claim...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 5, 2011 | "Justice Shall Flourish" booklet, Salesian Spirituality
“Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Mt. 6:10) TENET OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: In a world where some speak mostly of rights and others mostly of responsibilities, the Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy...