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Visitation Newsletter archives 2012-2017

by Sister Susan Marie | Dec 19, 2017 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Visitation Outreach

December 2017

Sunday chat: We begin with “Treatise on the Love of God” 12/15/17
Sunday chat: St. Francis sends us off in the final chapter in his book 12/07/17
Sunday chat: Can we have too many spiritual exercises? 12/01/17

November 2017

Sunday chat: We are not our own 11/23/17
Sunday chat: When did God begin to love us? 11/16/17
Sunday chat: This is how we know what love is 11/09/17
Sunday chat: Our family of Saints 11/02/17

October 2017

Sunday chat: The sweetness of virtue 10/26/17
Sunday chat: The Worth of Our Souls 10/19/17
Sunday chat: what attachments hinder your spiritual life? 10/12/17
Sunday chat: Do you love your neighbor? 10/05/17

September 2017

Sunday chat: How do you love yourself? 09/28/17
Sunday chat: Do you delight in the thought of God? 09/21/17
Sunday chat: Methods for an examination of your soul 09/14/17
Sunday chat: Meditations that will strengthen your resolutions 09/07/17

August 2017

Sunday chat: Revive your good resolutions 08/31/17
Sunday chat: The Evil One seeks to discourage us 08/24/17
Sunday chat: These bright days will not last for ever 08/17/17
Sunday chat: God’s ever-present Providence 08/10/17
Sunday chat: How to deal with sadness and sorrow 08/03/17

July 2017

Sunday chat: How to overcome anxiety 07/27/17
Sunday chat: Avoiding temptation and its lure 07/20/17
Sunday chat: We must grieve when temptation comes 07/13/17
Sunday chat: Temptation – stop it at the front door 07/06/17

June 2017

Sunday chat: The Need of a Good Courage 06/29/17
Sunday chat: When your friends persecute you 06/22/17
Sunday chat: Honoring widows 06/15/17
Sunday chat: The ends of marriage 06/08/17
Sunday chat: Marriage is a great Sacrament 06/01/17

May 2017

Sunday chat: The dangers of following endless longings 05/25/17
Sunday chat: Reason demands fairness with others 05/19/17
Sunday chat: EWTN highlights an artist’s view of a Visitation monastery 05/11/17
Sunday chat: Serving God in the little things 05/04/17

April 2017

Sunday chat: Avoiding excessive, lawful enjoyments 04/27/17
Sunday chat: Recreating ourselves 04/20/17
Sunday chat: By judging others we usurp our Lord’s office 04/06/17

March 2017

Sunday chat: Impure words which are spoken in disguise 03/29/17
Sunday chat: How to speak of God​ 03/23/17
Sunday chat: Being attentive to personal cleanliness 03/16/17
Sunday chat: Balancing society and solitude 03/09/17
Sunday chat: Moderation in fasting 03/02/17

February 2017

Sunday chat: True friendship implies an interchange of what is good 02/23/17
Sunday chat: Friendships incompatible with the Love of God 02/17/17
Sunday chat: The Difference Between True and False Friendship 02/11/17
Sunday chat: When friendship binds souls together 02/03/17

January 2017

Sunday chat: Foolish love affairs and the soul 01/26/17
Sunday chat: A very real and holy friendship 01/19/17
Sunday chat: If you are really poor, be so in spirit 01/12/17
Sunday chat: Nothing brings temporal prosperity as almsgiving 01/05/17

December 2016

Sunday chat: With poverty of spirit, the Kingdom of Heaven is yours 12/29/16
Christmas: Union with the person of God the Son 12/22/16
Sunday chat: Both heart and soul should be purified 12/15/16
Sunday chat: The lily among all virtues 12/08/16
Sunday chat: Obedience – not just for religious 12/01/16

November 2016

Sunday chat: The solution to the restlessness of our day 11/23/16
Sunday chat: Treat your heart gently when you are guilty 11/17/16
Sunday chat: Do not let the sun go down on your anger 11/10/16
Sunday chat: Maintaining a good reputation with care 11/03/16

October 2016

Sunday chat: Cherish abjection – although the world despises it 10/27/16
Sunday chat: The real way of attaining to the Love of God 10/21/16
Sunday chat: Practicing Humility Cherishes the Holy Spirit in us 10/15/16
Sunday chat: In your patience, possess your soul 10/07/16

September 2016

Sunday chat: Virtue – Choose the most excellent, not the most showy 09/29/16
Sunday chat: The Blessing of Receiving Communion 09/24/16
Sunday chat: They Who Eat It Will Live Forever 09/16/16
Sunday chat: Wisdom for a Good Confession 09/08/16
Sunday chat: The delight we take in God’s inspirations 09/01/16

August 2016

Sunday chat: Cultivate a special devotion to God’s Word 08/25/16
Sunday chat: Unite ourselves with the souls of the holy dead 08/18/16
Sunday chat: Praying the Prayer of the Church 08/11/16
Sunday chat: Our New Video on Prayer 08/06/16

July 2016

Sunday chat: The Very Center Point of Our Christian Religion 07/28/16
Sunday chat: Finding Rest in God 07/21/16
Sunday chat: Renew the warmth of your morning’s meditation 07/14/16
Sunday chat: Today is given so that you may work for eternity 07/07/16
Sunday chat: Let us be satisfied with being in His Presence 07/02/16

June 2016

Sunday chat: Four Ways to Practice the Presence of God 06/24/16
Sunday chat: There is No Way to God…Except Through Prayer 06/16/16
Sunday chat: Sin Can Be Transformed to Something Honorable 06/10/16
Sunday chat: At Who’s Throne Will You Sit? 06/04/16

May 2016

Sunday chat: Heaven and Hell Both Want You 05/26/16
Sunday chat: They Share a Bliss Unspeakable 05/20/16
Sunday chat: The Lost Are Plunged in Their Infernal Abyss 05/14/16
Sunday chat: God Will Separate the Good from the Evil 05/05/16

April 2016

Sunday chat: The Uncertainty of Your Death 04/28/16
Sunday chat: Bringing Sin to Light 04/21/16
Sunday chat: Consider the Gifts God Has Given You 04/15/16
Sunday chat: God Made You That You Might Know Him 04/07/16
Sunday chat: A Time When You Did Not Exist 04/02/16

March 2016

Our Savior’s Resurrection 03/26/16
Sunday chat: The renewing of the soul 03/17/16
Sunday chat: These wretched affections will enfeeble your mind 03/10/16
Join Our “Tender Shoot” Replanting! 03/09/16

February 2016

Sunday chat: The Work of the Soul’s Purification 02/26/16
Sunday chat: Seeking a Holy Guide 02/19/16
Sunday chat: We Must Aim at the Perfect Life 02/11/16
Sunday chat: The Nature and Excellence of Devotion 02/04/16

January 2016

Sunday chat: St. Francis de Sales’ Masterpiece 01/29/16
Sunday chat: It Has Changed Our Political Landscape 01/22/16
Sunday chat: Nothing is too small for the Kingdom of Heaven 01/14/16
Sunday chat: Baptism inaugurates us into the Christian life 01/07/16

December 2015

Sunday chat: What kind of gifts can we give to Christ? 12/31/15
Sunday chat: The Hidden Virtues of Family Life 12/24/15
Sunday chat: Canonization of Mother Teresa 12/18/15
Sunday chat: How to Bring About an Act of Divine Mercy 12/10/15
Sunday chat: The war against ourselves 12/04/15

November 2015

Sunday chat: Advent – Preparation for Christ’s Coming 11/24/15
Sunday chat: How Can We Deal with Violence in the World? 11/19/15
Sunday chat: The Eternal Glory of Perpetual Vows 11/12/15
Sunday chat: Our Newest Video Reveals Beauty 11/06/15

October 2015

Sunday chat: Our Family the Saints 10/29/15
Sunday chat: Man, the Image of the God Who Is Love 10/22/15
Sunday chat: The Promises of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 10/16/15
Sunday chat: Pope Francis Opens the Synod on the Family 10/10/15
Sunday chat: Run Away from the Soft Life! 10/02/15

September 2015

Sunday chat: God is Calling Us Out of Our House 09/24/15
Sunday chat: Are We Bending God’s Will to Our Own? 09/18/15
Sunday chat: The Cross of Christ is the Core of Our Lives 09/11/15
Sunday chat: Judge not, that you be not judged 09/03/15

August 2015

Sunday chat: Be still, and know that I am God 08/27/15
Sunday chat: The Most Difficult World to Accept 08/21/15
Sunday chat: Discernment of One’s Disposition 08/14/15
Sunday chat: FOCUS 08/07/15

July 2015

Sunday chat: I am a sinner 07/31/15
Sunday chat: God transforms even the smallest thing 07/24/15
Sunday chat: Taking a Break 07/16/15
Sunday chat: The Sister of Saint Thérèse 07/09/15
Sunday chat: The Freedom to Demonstrate Our Faith 07/02/15

June 2015

Sunday chat: Signs of the Presence of the Church 06/25/15
Sunday chat: We Are God’s Sacrament 06/18/15
Sunday chat: Who to Be Catholic in Today’s World 06/11/15
Sunday chat: Eat This and Live Forever 06/05/15

May 2015

Sunday chat: Jesus will never change 05/28/15
Sunday chat: How Mary Links the Visitation and Pentecost 05/21/15
Your Free eBook! 05/18/15
Get a Free eBook, Take Our Short Survey 05/16/15
Sunday chat: Contemplating the Blessed Virgin 05/15/15
Sunday chat: That Your Joy May Be Complete 05/07/15
Sunday chat: Our Eternal Salvation Depends On This 05/01/15

April 2015

Sunday chat: Do you know the will of God? 04/24/15
Sunday chat: The pain eventually passes, while the beauty remains 04/16/15
Sunday chat: Our Lord Has Saved Us by His Suffering 04/09/15

March 2015

Sunday chat: Imitate Jesus’ Zeal for Justice 03/26/15
Sunday chat: All Shall Know Jesus 03/20/15
Sunday chat: We Are Called to Lead Lives of Devotion 03/05/15

February 2015

Sunday chat: God is Clearly Merciful to You 02/27/15
Sunday chat: Into the Desert 02/19/15
Sunday chat: Preparing for Lent with Pope Francis and St. Francis de Sales 02/12/15
Sunday chat: Surprised by Freedom 02/05/15

January 2015

Sunday chat: Choosing the Better Part 01/29/15
Sunday chat: The Aim in Entering Religious Life 01/22/15
Sunday chat: Abraham, Model of Consecrated Life 01/15/15
Sunday chat: Are You Grateful for God’s Immense Love? 01/10/15
Sunday chat: Which Religious Community is For You ? 01/02/15

December 2014

Sunday chat: Evangelicals and Catholics Working Together 12/26/14
Sunday chat: Final Report on the Apostolic Visit 12/18/14
Sunday chat: Do We Live Radically and Sincerely? 12/11/14
Sunday Chat: Open Forum – Prepare for the Incarnation 12/06/14

November 2014

Sunday Chat: Is Christ Spiritually Born in our Hearts? 11/28/14
Sunday Chat: Desire Nothing 11/21/14
Sunday Chat: The Power of Intercessory Prayer 11/13/14
Sunday Chat: Purity of Intention 11/06/14

October 2014

Sunday chat: Free eBook on Salesian Spirtuality 10/23/14
Sunday Chat: Synod on the Family – St. Francis Speaks 10/09/14

September 2014

Sunday chat: Angels – Why We Should Heed Them 09/25/14
Sunday chat: Vanity in the Convent? 09/18/14
Sunday chat: Can we have hope amidst our trials? 09/11/14
Sunday chat: A Holy Priest’s Remedy for Guilt 09/04/14

August 2014

Sunday chat: We Must Persevere – Despite the Mockers 08/28/14
Sunday chat: St Francis’ Secret of Gentleness 08/21/14
Sunday chat: One of God’s Greatest Lovers on Earth 08/07/14

July 2014

Sunday chat: The Problem with our “Instant Society” 07/30/14
Sunday chat: What does the Mass mean to you? 07/23/14
Sunday chat: Pope: “Wherever consecrated people are, there is always –“ 07/09/14

June 2014

Sunday chat: Three Wrong Reasons to be a Religious 06/26/14
Sunday chat: The Sacred Heart links Christ’s love and suffering 06/11/14
Sunday chat: Come Holy Spirit! 06/04/14

May 2014

Sunday chat: Prayer and Mortification According to St. Francis 05/29/14
Sunday chat: Vocations later in life? 05/22/14
Sunday chat: What about the average Christian? 05/15/14
Sunday chat: Can you sanctify your work? 05/07/14
Sunday chat: Month of Mary, Queen and Mother! 05/01/14

April 2014

Sunday chat: Rejoice in Ss. John Paul II & John XXIII! 04/24/14
Sunday chat: The Spiritual Importance of Beauty 04/09/14
Sunday chat: Lent or Joy? Why not Both! 04/03/14

March 2014

Sunday chat: God Calls a Simple, Young Woman 03/27/14
Sunday chat: Re-enter Your Heart this Lent! 03/20/14
Sunday chat: Lent Leads to… the Cross 03/13/14
Sunday chat: Celebrate Catholic Sisters Week! 03/06/14

February 2014

Sunday chat: We will not spend Lent well, unless… 02/28/14
Free ebook will ease your discernment difficulties 02/20/14
Sunday chat: Why St. Francis Cancelled Valentine’s Day 02/13/14
Sunday chat: The Church’s Fountain of Life 02/07/14

January 2014

Sunday chat: Who are Candles to the World? 01/31/14
Sunday chat: Jesus and John, Unborn Babies 01/23/14
Sunday chat: Do you test the spirits, or accept everything? 01/09/14
Sunday chat: Our Gifts for the Christ Child 01/03/14

December 2013

Sunday chat: December saints to imitate 12/19/13
Sunday chat: Is your happiness unconditional? 12/12/13
Sunday chat: Strike down the Enemy this Advent 12/05/13

November 2013

Sunday chat: Video shows ministry among Sisters 11/14/13
Sunday chat: Five Sisters Open Up About their Vocatons 11/07/13

October 2013

Sunday chat: The Purpose of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience 10/30/13
Sunday chat: St. Teresa… Held in Esteem by St. Francis! 10/16/13
Sunday chat: Visitation mystic helped spread devotion 10/10/13

September 2013

Download our new free ebook on vocations! 09/12/13
Sunday chat: Mary’s Aid Needed in Dealing with Syria 09/06/13

August 2013

Sunday chat: How would St. Francis respond to Marian Consecration? 08/14/13
Sunday chat: St. Jane as “the Child of the Heart of Jesus” 08/08/13

July 2013

Sunday chat: How WYD points to the Apostolate of Friendship 07/31/13
Sunday chat: World Youth Day… What can we learn? 07/24/13
Sunday chat: Christ’s challenge to us 07/12/13
Sunday chat: Pope’s new encyclical – The Light of Faith 07/05/13

June 2013

Sunday chat: Video of Cardinal Bergoglio on the other St. Francis 06/20/13
Sunday chat: New Visitation community in D.C. shows promise 06/13/13

May 2013

Sunday chat: How are love and belief related? St. Francis explains 05/23/13
Sunday chat: You’ve just decided — now what? 05/03/13

April 2013

Bombings, anxieties — what to do? Chat on Sunday 04/19/13
Can’t discern your vocation? — chat this Sunday 04/04/13

March 2013

Sunday Chat: New “Vis” video promotes Sacred Heart devotion 03/21/13
Sunday Chat: Straight from the heart — Pope Francis’ style 03/15/13
Sunday Chat: Help from St. Joseph in the papal election 03/08/13

February 2013

Sunday Chat: Crucial points about the papacy, by St. Francis de Sales 02/28/13
Sunday Chat: Passion for the divine, St. Francis, and the “New Evangelization” 02/21/13
Sunday Chat: St. Francis’ 3 essential conditions for your Lenten fast 02/14/13
Sunday Chat: Amna-Josephine – the captured slave who became a Nun 02/07/13
Sunday Chat: World Day for Consecrated Life, Feb. 3 02/01/13

January 2013

Sunday Chat: Suffering, and the great insights of St. Francis de Sales 01/24/13
Sunday Chat: In our vocation, God “binds Himself” to us 01/17/13
Cyber Discernment Week – Still time to chat with Sister today! 01/17/13
This is Cyber Discernment Week – Chat with Sister now! 01/14/13
Sunday Chat: Epiphany – Do we, like the Wise Men, seek Him? 01/03/13

December 2012

Sunday Chat: St. Jane — let us make firm New Year’s resolutions 12/27/12
Sunday Chat: Miracles yesterday and today — Why bother? 12/13/12
Sunday Chat: The Advent Ardor of the Mystic, Ven. Maria Margit Bogner, VHM 12/07/12

November 2012

Sunday Chat with Sister: How to prepare for Christ’s coming in Advent 11/29/12
Sunday Chat with Sister: Does knowledge of God always lead one to devotion? 11/23/12
Sunday Chat with Sister: How Does Attentive Faith Help One Reach Perfection? 11/09/12
Sunday Chat with Sister: What do we make of “Sandy”? 11/03/12

October 2012

Sunday Chat with Sister: St. Francis and Today’s Religious Persecution 10/19/12
Join Sunday’s Chat with Sister: St. Margaret Mary and the Sacred Heart 10/11/12
Chat with Sister this Sunday – prepare for the Year of Faith 10/05/12

September 2012

Marvelous Liturgical Artworks Now Displayed at Visitation Museum 09/10/12
What is your path to Christ & His Church? Chat Room topic for Sunday 09/07/12

July 2012

A priest who ran away from God’s will, then listened to a persistent voice 07/26/12

June 2012

Bishops’ Fortnight for Freedom Finds Harmony with Salesian Ideas 06/23/12

May 2012

Visitation Sister on EWTN on Wednesday evening 05/08/12
Visitation Sister to be featured on EWTN on Wednesday 05/07/12

March 2012

Obscure 19th century nun gave boost to Sacred Heart devotion 03/07/12
Obscure 19th century nun gave boost to Sacred Heart devotion 03/07/12

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