by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 18, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
ATTENTION: ALL THOSE PREPARING TO ENTER RELIGIOUS LIFE! Amidst your joy of preparation, are you struggling, perhaps with family, friends, or the renunciation of lifelong treasures or books? Do your own emotions get the better of you in the process? What if a Doctor of...
by Sister Susan Marie | Apr 2, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, LENT, Vocation news
Here are some moments of the Palm Sunday chat: Sister: We had a beautiful Liturgy for Palm Sunday today Apr 1 2012, 7:32 PM Guest: Did you do all the traditional things? Sister : We had a procession, the blesssings of palms of course Guest: yes, and Father...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 26, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Vocation news
March 26 8:00 PM – Following the Spirit: Discernment Series Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM St. Jane House, 1403 Emerson Avenue N., Minneapolis Thinking about making a career change? Longing to get married and start a family? Wondering if God is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 20, 2012 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Discernment with DeSales, Vocation news
A vocation to the Visitation Order is a call to live a deep, interior life. One of the guides to developing this inner life is St. Francis de Sales’ Spiritual Directory. Central to the practice of the directory is what is called the Direction of Intention. It is...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 12, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
Popular lyrics and contemporary Christian song notwithstanding (Hillsong United,From The Inside Out) – it was St Francis de Sales(1567-1622) who encouraged conversion from the interior to the exterior. As he wrote in the Introduction to the Devout Life: “As for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 5, 2012 | Visitation Outreach, Vocation news
Guest: These days, monastic life is rarely spoken of in parishes, at least the ones I’ve attended. Other than a few flyers and the occasional prayer for vocations, we didn’t hear anything at all. I still think it’s valid to have Sisters go to...