by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 8, 2018 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The word “love” has many different meanings in our society. We may say “I love ice cream” or “I love Saturday mornings” or “I love my spouse.” In your opinion, do these statements really refer to the term “love” as St. Francis de Sales understands it? If not, why?...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 7, 2018 | Events, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News
In the last 22 years, more than 200 Catholic media and communication professionals from the Catholic media have been meeting for three days of discussions during the François de Sales Days. This year, they are co-organized by the Secretariat for Communication of the...
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...