by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 30, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Why is having a rule for religious orders so important? What should one say to another who thinks it is too strict?2. Where is the line between willful disobedience and misguided disobedience?3. Saint Francis says it is not a sin to break the Rule, but he does say it...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 26, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
Last week we concluded our reflections on Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God. Today we will begin a series of reflections on the Spiritual Conferences of St Francis de Sales. We are privileged to have a modern translation of this work, done by Rev....
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 23, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation Outreach
This has been a long ride going through the Treatise. What stands out to you as a major takeaway from the overall book? Is this a book that you would return to someday?2. Saint Francis says, ultimately, that we have a choice between either eternal love or eternal...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 19, 2020 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales The great Doctor of the Church and bishop of Geneva, St. Francis de Sales, was not only a faithful devotee of the Guardian of the Redeemer but his avid proponent as well. St. Francis de Sales made St. Joseph the special Patron of the religious...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 16, 2020 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Jesus offered himself for the Church, for each of us individually. What compelled Jesus to give his life for you?2. Saint Francis says that God “determined” the hour of his life events. Does this mean that everything is pre-configured by God and that we...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 5, 2020 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
THE FIRST MEETING OF ST FRANCIS DE SALES AND ST JANE DE CHANTAL, CO-FOUNDERS OF THE ORDER OF THE VISITATION OF HOLY MARY! The initial encounter on 5 March 1604 between Francis de Sales and Jane deChantal during the Lenten sermons held in Dijon is described by their...