by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sunday: “The Church is a garden of infinite flowers; so there are different sizes, different colors, different smells, and, in short, different perfections. All have their their grace and all, in the assembly of their variety, make a very pleasant perfection of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Between the exercises of the virtues, we must prefer the one that is more in conformity with our duty, and not the one that is more in keeping with our taste. »St Francis de Sales Introduction Devout Life Lord Jesus, may your will be done in me, as you wish. I am...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
My Soul is Sorrowful Even Unto Death Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with the book 9, chapter 3 “Of The Union Of Our Will To The Divine Good-Pleasure In Spiritual Afflictions, By Resignation.” The...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
As Brooklyn Visitation Academy pupils were enjoying unity week with Mendota Heights Visitation students with a concert, Brooklyn Visitation Sister Mary Cecilia was experiencing unity with the First Federation Visitation Monastery of Toledo. Sister Mary Cecilia and...
by Sister Susan Marie | Feb 8, 2019 | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Uncategorized, Visitation History, Visitation Saints
On this Feast of St. Bakhita, we continue our story about the Visitation Monastery of Milan and its central role in the efforts to rescue trafficked girls in the 1800’s. The rescue work of Fathers Olivieri and Verri was placed under the constant protection of...
by Editor | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Saint Francis talks about how God gives our souls desires and inspirations, yet sometimes God directly calls us to an act. How can we distinguish between God wanting us to follow our soul’s desires and following His direct call? Why does God allow some to be...