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 [...]
April 2017
BE WHO YOU ARE
“Let us be what we are, and be that well, so that we may bring honor to the Master Craftsman whose handiwork we are. People laughed at the painter who, intending to paint a horse, came up with a perfect [...]
January 2017
Year of Blessed Louis Brisson
V + J In this new year 2017, our Salesian family turns toward Blessed Father Louis Brisson. On June 23, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The celebration of this Brisson Year will begin in Plancy on [...]
Salesian New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! I hope that 2017 is full of joy and peace for each of you! In 1629 St. Jane de Chantal said to her sisters: “We are at the end of another year. Soon this present year will [...]