by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Fr. Eunan McDonnell, in his book on The Concept of Freedom in the Writings of St. Francis De Sales probes into the deeper elements of freedom. He says, “There is a true freedom and an illusory freedom. The choice of the true good produces a good action that is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 23, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Bishop St. Francis de Sales, although an episcopal ancestor by more than 400 years, seems to have spiritual synchronicity with episcopal teachings today. The USCCB’s published reflections for the Fortnight for Freedom for the Third Day, today, June 23, are as...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 22, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales often relates the concept of freedom to other themes such as: the good; grace, love, obedience, sin, the human will, and God’s activity. He often also makes mention of free will. “St. Francis de Sales does not speculate on freedom...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2012 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Founder of the Visitation Sisters, Bishop St. Francis de Sales, held deep theological positions on the concept of freedom. We will manifest his thinking during the “Fortnight for Freedom” through Fr. Eunan McDonnell’s book, The Concept of Freedom in the Writings...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
While the spirit of the Visitation rules is not limited to these few past exhortations by St. Francis de Sales, his comments do reflect the essence of the charism. ” Lastly, my dear daughters, we must love our Rules very much, since they are the means by which...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 17, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
St. Francis de Sales firmly asserts the reasons why he has been inspired to form the Order with a gentle spirit. ” The spirit of gentleness is so absolutely the spirit of the Visitation, that any one who should wish to introduce into it any more austerities than...