by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 22, 2014 | Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sunday November 23rd is the Feast of Christ the King. Instituted long after the life of our Founder, St. Francis de Sales, this Feast nevertheless was “anticipated” by St Francis in one of his meditations from his “Introduction to the Devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 19, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Ask for Nothing, Refuse Nothing” is a much quoted phrase of St. Francis de Sales. But what does it mean? This was a question posted by a chatter during our Sunday Night Living Jesus chat room session. As we welcome your input to this site, we post here a...
by Sister Susan Marie | Nov 12, 2014 | St. Francis de Sales
Yesterday we encouraged intercessory prayer based on our Holy Father’s appeal through the letter “Scrutate”, to religious. Today we add to this suggestion by quoting St. Francis de Sales thoughts on prayer. He said, “But between meditation and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 31, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Saints
November 1st is All Saints Day in the Catholic calendar. St. Francis de Sales instructs us how we should regard them, call on them and learn from them. He said in his “Introduction to the Devout Life”, “Inasmuch as God continually sends us...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 6, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Currently, our Cardinals and Bishops are gathered in Rome to discuss family life and Catholic teaching and practices within and around families. What would St. Francis de Sales’ stance be? We can surmise some perspectives from the exhortations he evidenced in...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 26, 2014 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“When the unhappy troop of diabolic spirits, revolting from their Creator, essayed to draw to their faction the holy company of the blessed spirits, the glorious S. Michael, animating his comrades to the fidelity which they owed to their God, cried with loud...