by Sister Susan Marie | May 6, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis never ceases to lead us to discuss the heaviest topics. He mentions being so consumed by a present suffering that we are unable to grasp other realities. What does this mean? Is he saying it is a good thing or a bad thing?2. Saint Francis mentions the...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 3, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“A less remarked facet of Francis’s thought on this Biblical mystery is his dual emphasis on the Redeemer in the womb as the primary actor in this mystery and on Mary’s active, continual,and creative participation and cooperation in this first...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 2, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Among the distinctive characteristics of Francis’s appreciation of the mystery of the Visitation are its integration, balance, and equilibrium-also hallmarks of his personality and thought as a whole. This balance is achieved by Francis’s...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 1, 2019 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
May is traditionally the month we honor our Blessed Mother in a special way. This year we will post excerpts about the insights St. Francis de Sales had regarding the beautiful mystery of the Visitation. St. Francis once stated that he found in the mystery of the...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 17, 2019 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Now Mary had taken a book of a very pure perfume of great value; she spread the perfume on Jesus’ feet, which she wiped from her hair. ยป(Jn 12,3) “This saint was admirable in this practice of humility; for from the moment of her conversion to her death,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 15, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
This is very much a continuation of last week’s lesson. Did you find this reflection shed light on anything from last week’s discussion? If so, how? How do we make the distinction between loving God and loving the pleasure found in God? How do we begin to...