by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Why do you suppose Saint Francis makes a point to emphasize the distinction of dying in the “act of love” versus the “habit of love”? Why is this important? Saint Francis makes reference to baptized babies dying in the love of God. Based on the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 21, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The just man never dies unprovidedly. He is well provided for in death This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book seven (“Of The Union Of The Soul With Her God, Which Is Perfected In Prayer.”). This week...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 18, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What does it mean that we are given life by Christ’s death? Why was it by death? Why didn’t God just “zap” our sins away? What does it mean to “die with Christ”? What does it mean to live with Christ? We often talk about the death...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 14, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
That Those Who Live May Not Live to Themselves… This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book seven (“Of The Union Of The Soul With Her God, Which Is Perfected In Prayer.”). This week we will be...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 7, 2018 | Events, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation Saints
…by exploring the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paray-le-Monial, very near the Monastery of the Visitation where St Margaret Mary, a Visitandine, received the revelations of the Heart of Jesus. Click here:...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 4, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
May 31, 8:55 AM Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): 1. What is the difference between making use of our will and making use of our faculties? Why is this distinction important?2. Stemming from this reflection, how might we describe the union the saints share with God in...