by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 6, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Let us come close to the crib. If you love riches, you will find the gold that the kings brought; if you are looking for the smoke of honors, you will find that in the incense, and if you take delight in the delicacy of the senses, you will find the delicate...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 3, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Charity is the love reserved for God Happy New Year! If there is any resolution worth making, it would be deepening our love of God. This week we are moving into the section of from Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God about what it means to love God. Be...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 1, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): New Years Eve Chat 730pm est Dec 29, 9:33 AM Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): For St. Francis de Sales, love is a decision, an act of the will: How might this be different from contemporary society’s understanding of love? What are some...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 1, 2018 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“We must begin the year with Christ and His most holy Mother. O Jesus fill our hearts with your Divine Name, so that your gentle kindness may influence all our senses and perfume all our actions. O glorious name which the mouth of the Divine Father pronounced...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 31, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
” Here we are at the end of the old year; tomorrow will be the beginning of the new. We must bless the Lord for the many graces we have received. May it please God that by the means of these fleeting years we may happily arrive at the permanent year of a blessed...
by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 30, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
December 30: “So this year has disappeared into the abyss where all the others have gone. How desirable is eternity when we consider these fleeting changes! Let the time pass by, little by little, run with it to be transformed into the glory of the children of...