by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 15, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Only God can give us the strength to abhor and overcome temptation Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 4 “Two Striking Illustrations of the Same.” from An Introduction to the Devout...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 10, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
VisitationSiste: Questions to Ponder: Why does St. Francis spend so much time talking about the importance of not taking pleasure in temptation? Do we all have different temptations, or the same ones? Are temptations at least in part culturally conditioned? For...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 9, 2017 | Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
On August 28, 1567, a premature child was baptized in a small Savoyard village. Fragile,it seemed he was destined to leave very quickly for his eternity but he became the emblematic pastor of a Catholic Church once again credible after being so rudely challenged by...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 9, 2017 | Photos & videos, Sacred Heart, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, St. Jane de Chantal, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Visitation News, Visitation Outreach
Award winning Student Documentary on the Visitation Monastery of Mobile and Visitation Order https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OE7PerKTf4 Excellent! Don’t miss it!
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 7, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The difference between experiencing temptations and consenting to them Sign up: Living Jesus Chat — Membership We continue our series with Part IV, Chapter 3 “Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jul 3, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Perhaps you are familiar with the expression “Standing on the shoulders of giants,” which is a fitting way to summarize Saint Francis’ expression. Why do you think it is so important to take this humble approach to the spiritual/devout...