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Sunday chat July 10

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 11, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal

: How can this short letter teach us something about the nature of the Church, about the importance of relying on each other?How might this little reflection on floating on some planks of wood teach us something about the theology of salvation by faith and...

Sunday chat July 3

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 4, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

How can we become more attuned to Christ’s omnipresence, especially since he is “waiting for us everywhere”?If the Eucharist can give us eternal life, why then are there people who still fall away from the Lord?St. Francis...

The Goodness of God

by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 1, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

As summer arrives, we wish to live a few weeks at a more relaxed pace. We sometimes stop at the side of the road to contemplate for a few moments a landscape bathed in light. In thus admiring creation, we enter, consciously or not, in the very movement of God. On the...

St. Francis de Sales on the Eucharist

by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 28, 2022 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales

St. Francis wrote abundantly on the Holy Eucharist. Here is a sample of his thoughts, for your reflection “The Holy Eucharist is the perfect Communion of Saints, for it is the food common to angels, and sainted souls in Paradise, and ourselves; it is the...

Sunday chat June 26

by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 27, 2022 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach

Why does St. Francis describe the way of following God not extraordinarily? Wouldn’t this be the most extraordinary thing someone can do in this life?What is so special about gentleness, peace, and humility?If there are special “places” in...