by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 2, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Salesian Labor Day! How does your style of work compare to that which St Francis advocates?How do you bring the Lord into your work and workplace? How does your vocational discernment fit into your current employment? In what ways do you show God that you trust Him as...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 28, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
While Labor Day did not exist in St Francis de Sales time or culture, he did have thoughts about the tradition of work, and wrote about it in several of his writings. Here we quote from his Treatise on the Love of God. Perhaps these words can provide a meditation for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 27, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales
Our chat on Sunday touched upon the Spiritual Directory of St. Francis de Sales, especially focusing on the Commentary by Mother Marie Madeleine Ponnet. Unfortunately we cannot find the Commentary on line anywhere though copies are available in monasteries and the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 14, 2013 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Yesterday we received the news that Pope Francis will consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this coming October. “In response to the desire of Holy Father Francis, the Statue of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, venerated in the Little Chapel of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 13, 2013 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
In two days we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption. Here are some fervent thoughts on this Feast by St. Francis de Sales: “O feast full of marvels which makes devout souls, the true daughters of Zion, cry out in admiration, “Who is this coming up from...
by Sister Susan Marie | Aug 5, 2013 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
In our Living Jesus Chat Room this Sunday, we discussed these points: • What aspects can we imitate in St. Francis de Sales’ ‘man-to-man’ approach to evangelization? • St. Francis’ lifestyle was one of poverty and simplicity. How did this help...