Encore from January 24 2019 - The Perseverance of St. Francis de Sales WOMEN OF GRACE host Johnnette Williams examines the life of St. Francis de Sales. Johnnette tells of the Saint’s temper but later became gentle in nature. How Francis developed a gentle and amiable disposition is a story in itself; he was not born a saint. By nature his temperament was choleric, fiery; little was needed to throw him into a state of violent anger. It took years before he mastered his impatience, his unruly temper. Even after he became bishop, there were slips, as for instance, when someone rang a bell before he had finished preaching.