Who are you…
“Be who you are and be that well.” This has to be one of the most quoted lines from St. Francis de Sales. It obviously resonates in many hearts. So…. Who are you? If we want to be who we [...]
May 2017
The Fourth Face of Love — Effective Love
This and other postings in this series are taken from a day of recollection I did for the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales in 2016. Effective love is love that is experienced and expressed in the way in which [...]
The Third Face of Love — Affective Love
This and other postings in this series are taken from a day of recollection I did for the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales in 2016 As I wrote in an earlier posting, at times when Francis writes about affective [...]
The Second Face of Love — Benevolence
Note: This and subsequent posts are taken from a day of recollection in 2016 which I gave to the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales in 2016. What does Francis de Sales mean by the love of benevolence? Basically he [...]
The First Face of Love — Complacence
Note: This and subsequent posts are taken from a day of recollection in 2016 which I gave to the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales in 2016 The first face of love of God is what Francis de Sales calls [...]
The Four Faces of Love — Overview
Note: This and subsequent posts are taken from a day of recollection in 2016 which I gave to the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales in 2016. I will post the second conference at a later date. A Reading from [...]
