The Founder of the Visitation Sisters, Bishop St. Francis de Sales, held deep theological positions on the concept of freedom. We will manifest his thinking during the “Fortnight for Freedom” through Fr. Eunan McDonnell’s book, The Concept of Freedom in [...]
Recently I met with two men who are recent college grads - one who is thinking of entering religious life and one who is engaged to be married. Both are great guys and, as I listened, both had the same [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
