by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2022 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation History
October 7, 1875: Birth in Heaven of Venerable Mother Marie de Sales Chappuis (Religious of the Visitation of Troyes). October 17, 1690: Birth in Heaven of Saint Margaret Mary (Religious of the Visitation of Paray-le-Monial), favored by the great revelations of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 30, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis de Sales, the passionate humanist, A fruitful life The humanism, the life, the missionary activity of Francis de Sales tends, in the light of the Word of God, to take into consideration the human person as a whole with a view to his human and spiritual...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 30, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
A man of the Renaissance, Saint Francis de Sales was a curious mind, open to discoveries of his time. With his friend, Antoine Favre, he founded the Florimontane Academy to to offer intellectual training to as many people as possible: early evening classes in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 25, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation Outreach
What does it mean to have a promise of God’s blessings? Is this synonymous with health and prosperity?St. Francis tells St. Jane to hold hope because “all will be well in the end.” Does this mean God simply expects us to endure pain and suffering...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 10, 2022 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation History
This conference is part of the 4th Centenary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales. 1622-2022. 400 years after his death, these “Entretiens de Saint Germain” will take place in Talloires between the Abbey that once preoccupied François de Sales and the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 9, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History
For several years we have been posting in September, aspects of the spiritual relationship of St Jane de Chantal and St Vincent de Paul. Now, we have discovered a treasure! Another group is also fascinated by this topic, so here is their presentation and many more...