by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 12, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
How our souls can become spouses of his well-beloved Son This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 10. “How We Are To Conform Ourselves To God’s Will Signified Unto Us By Inspirations, And...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 8, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis says that, “You have no obligation to make any vow at all, yet make some….” What kind of vows should we be expected to take? What should we aim for here? Going out of your way to help strangers, like Abraham did, is virtuous. However,...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 4, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Everyone should love the perfection of the evangelical counsels This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 9, “A Continuation Of The Preceding Discourse. How Every One, While Bound To Love, Is Not...
by Sister Susan Marie | Oct 1, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis now tells us that contempt for the counsels is a grave sin. Let’s talk about the fine line of distinction between what he has been saying about it being not a sin to not follow the counsels, but today we read that it is a sin to show contempt. What...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 29, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Earth of Our Heart Is Commanded to Bring Forth the Plants of Virtue This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 8, “That The Contempt Of The Evangelical Counsels Is A Great Sin.” You can also...
by Sister Susan Marie | Sep 20, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The Name of Honor Amongst Christians Shall Be No Other Than God’s Will in Them This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 7, “That The Love Of God’s Will Signified In The...