by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 5, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, YEAR OF FAITH
The first encyclical by Pope Francis is named LUMEN FIDEI ; the Light of Faith. In his exposition, Pope Francis states: “The light of Faith: this is how the Church’s tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus. In John’s Gospel, Christ says of himself:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 28, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Marriage is much in the news throughout the world these days. St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church, also guided souls with a deep understanding of the marital vocation. We share a series of posts from the Introduction to the Devout Life on the holiness of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
Today, Thursday, June 27th 2013, four Oblates of St. Francis de Sales will be ordained Priests at De Sales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Please pray for them! They are: Ed Ogden, OSFS Joseph Newman, OSFS Tim McIntire OSFS Brian Zumbrum,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 24, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
A great read for the Fortnight for Freedom!...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 23, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
What Good Can Become of Showing “Sweetness and Gentleness”? Pope Francis, as Cardinal Bergoglio here, speaks about the gentleness of the Visitation Founder, St. Francis de Sales, who treated others with unconditional love.He reminds us that we are all...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 22, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Last year we did a series on St. Francis de Sales and Fortnight for Freedom. We reference these articles here as they remain timely: Bishop St. Francis de Sales: A FORTNIGHT ON FREEDOM IN HIS WRITINGS St Francis de Sales’ Thoughts on Freedom Bishops’...