by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 16, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Love of Benevolence Casts Our Hearts Into God This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8 (“Of The Love of Conformity, By Which We Unite Our Will To The Will Of God, Signified Unto Us By His Commandments,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 30, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality
The ways that St. Francis describes Our Lady here hearken back to the original innocence of Adam and Eve. Before the Fall they had perfect integrity (meaning their souls were always in perfect harmony with their bodies and there was no concupiscence in them). What is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 30, 2018 | Guard of Honor, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation Saints
Willing Holiness “I do not do the good that I want and do the harm I do not want. As St Paul mentions in his letter to the Romans (7,19), each one of us can make this sad statement. In the face of a duty that falls upon us, in the presence of a clearly...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 16, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
When we say that “love believes all things,” what does this mean? Does it mean love is ignorant and gullible? Have you known anyone who is this devout? How does this devotion influence their character? Does this kind of devotion remind you of Jesus’...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 9, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
There are two main categories for interpreting the theology of the Cross. The one viewpoint sees the death of Jesus primarily as the Father expressing his judgement and justice, and Jesus acting as the one who takes our punishment for the injustices. The other...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 5, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
God Willed That He Should Not Only Die for Love But Also of Love This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 7 (“Of The Union Of The Soul With Her God, Which Is Perfected In Prayer.”). This week we will be...