by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 30, 2020 | Guard of Honor, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality
Dear faithful guards of honor,Here we are at the dawn of Holy Week. Far from everything we had planned or imagined, we will experience it in a new way. Perhaps this is an opportunity to ponder particularly on the state of mind of Jesus during the many days leading up...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 30, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Why is having a rule for religious orders so important? What should one say to another who thinks it is too strict?2. Where is the line between willful disobedience and misguided disobedience?3. Saint Francis says it is not a sin to break the Rule, but he does say it...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 26, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Last week we concluded our reflections on Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God. Today we will begin a series of reflections on the Spiritual Conferences of St Francis de Sales. We are privileged to have a modern translation of this work, done by Rev....
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 23, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
This has been a long ride going through the Treatise. What stands out to you as a major takeaway from the overall book? Is this a book that you would return to someday?2. Saint Francis says, ultimately, that we have a choice between either eternal love or eternal...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 20, 2020 | Events, Saintly Visitandines, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation History, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
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by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 19, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales The great Doctor of the Church and bishop of Geneva, St. Francis de Sales, was not only a faithful devotee of the Guardian of the Redeemer but his avid proponent as well. St. Francis de Sales made St. Joseph the special Patron of the religious...