by Sister Susan Marie | Jun 3, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
We have spent a lot of time talking about divesting ourselves of affections and so on, and here Saint Francis encourages to have them. How do we strike the balance here? How do we desire not to have them and yet at the same time try to have them? This reflection...
by Sister Susan Marie | May 27, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis talks about keeping our eyes fixed on God while suffering affliction. How do we discern when to simply accept the affliction out of filial love for our Father or when to seek help? In other words, how do we discern if God’s will is to simply accept...
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...