Cardinal Newman (now Blessed John Henry Newman) was profoundly influenced by Francis de Sales. The phrase “Heart to Heart” was taken by Newman as his episcopal motto and occurs in a letter of Francis as well as a treatise on preaching and in Book VI of his masterpiece, “The Treatise on the Love of God.” When one enters the private chapel of Newman’s quarters in the Oratory in Birmingham, England (carefully and authentically preserved), one notices a large portrait of the Bishop of Geneva above the altar. Cardinal Newman looked at it each day as he offered Mass.
Search for: treatise
Saint Jeanne de Chantal
Saint Jeanne de Chantal: Noble Lady, Holy Woman by André Ravier, Translated by Mary Emily Hamilton, 1989. Paperback, 5 x 8”, 229 pages. Biography
There is solid documentary evidence to prove the affirmation that Jeanne de Chantal served as a model for the most mystical passages in St. Francis de Sales Treatise on the Love of God.
Fr. Ravier is well known for his research and writing of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jeanne de Chantal. This is a companion to his book St. Francis de Sales: Sage and Saint,
And it was undertaken by the author because “there is no complete readable account of her life generally available today.”
St. Francis de Sales Life & Spirit by Joseph Boenzi
Father Joseph Boenzi, faithful son of Don Bosco, provides the reader with a comprehensive study of Francis de Sales and his spirituality. As both a true scholar and disciple, Fr. Boenzi searches for every detail to make St. Francis and his friends come alive, and as a follower in the Salesian family he introduces the Saint as a model and most lovable companion.
Francis de Sales: Life and Spirit by Father Joseph Boenzi, SDB Book Review by Father Roland Calvert, OSFS
Also available as an E-Book in the Amazon Kindle Store. Click here to order now.
Salesian Scholars Seminar and Selected Bibliographies
About the Salesian Scholars Seminar The Salesian Scholars Seminar was established in 1994 by Fr. Joseph Power, OSFS to encourage the creation and dissemination of scholarly studies of the spiritual legacy of Saints Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, the communities they founded and the movements they inspired. The seminar meets bi-annually during which […]