by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 9, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
8 AM Sister Susan Marie: Saint Francis states that God will give to us in return as a result of us giving. How can we distinguish this from a health-and-wealth gospel message so often heard from televangelists and the like? Connected with the first question: How do we...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 7, 2017 | Events, St. Francis de Sales
(January 8, 2017: Epiphany of the Lord) * * * * * Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12 “They did him homage.” “They set out. The star which they had observed at its rising went ahead of them until it came to a standstill over the place where the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 5, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
God has given us our possessions to cultivate Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership On Sunday we will chat about the spirit of poverty. We continue our series with Part III, Chapter 15: “How to Exercise Real Poverty, Although Actually...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 4, 2017 | Events, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales was born on August 21, 1567 and this year 2017 will be the 450th anniversary of his birth. Dioceses, parishes and schools around the world are celebrating this anniversary in special ways. Today we feature the Diocese of Lipa, Phillippines with...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 2, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What do you think is the difference between poverty as lived by consecrated religious and the poverty of the impoverished? What do you think is similar? For the non-consecrated, how is a Christian to find the balance between legitimately having riches and still live...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 30, 2016 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
What the Holy Family Can Teach Us Saint Francis de Sales, in his Spiritual Conferences, Conference 3, treats of the challenges the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph faced in their lives. All families experience joys and trials. We’d like to highlight some...